8-letter words containing c, e, s, a, r
- cressida — (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes
- crevasse — A crevasse is a large, deep crack in thick ice or rock.
- crispate — having a curled or waved appearance
- cristate — having a crest
- croakers — Plural form of croaker.
- crusaded — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusader — A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
- crusades — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crustate — having a crust or shell
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- cytaster — aster.
- dec wars — A 1983 Usenet posting by Alan Hastings and Steve Tarr spoofing the "Star Wars" movies in hackish terms. Some years later, ESR (disappointed by Hastings and Tarr's failure to exploit a great premise more thoroughly) posted a 3-times-longer complete rewrite called "Unix WARS"; the two are often confused.
- declares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declare.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- descaler — a thing for removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- detracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- earaches — Plural form of earache.
- ecraseur — surgical device consisting of a heavy wire loop placed around a part to be removed and tightened until it cuts through
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- embraces — Plural form of embrace.
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- encastre — (of a beam) fixed at the ends
- encrease — Obsolete spelling of increase.
- epicarps — Plural form of epicarp.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- erratics — Plural form of erratic.
- escalier — a staircase
- escapers — Plural form of escaper.
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- escarole — An endive of a variety with broad undivided leaves and a slightly bitter flavor, used in salads.
- escarped — Simple past tense and past participle of escarp.
- escolars — Plural form of escolar.
- escorial — a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584
- escurial — Escorial
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- exocarps — Plural form of exocarp.
- extracts — Plural form of extract.
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- fanciers — Plural form of fancier.
- farceurs — Plural form of farceur.
- farceuse — a woman skilled in farce.
- forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- frackers — Plural form of fracker.
- frescade — a shaded walkway
- furnaces — Plural form of furnace.
- gaiseric — Genseric.