8-letter words containing c, e, t, i, s
- cristate — having a crest
- critters — Plural form of critter.
- crosstie — a sleeper between rails on a railway
- crudites — Crudités are pieces of raw vegetable, often served before a meal.
- curtises — Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curtsied — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- curtsies — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- cushiest — Superlative form of cushy.
- cuticles — Plural form of cuticle.
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.
- cuttiest — cut short; short; stubby.
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- decidest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of decide.
- deficits — the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- deictics — Logic. proving directly.
- descript — Archaic form of described.
- desertic — (of soil) developing in hot, dry climates
- despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dictates — authoritative commands or rules
- die-cast — formed by die casting.
- diestock — a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
- dipsetic — Tending to produce thirst.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- discrete — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- dissects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissect.
- distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- docetist — One who believes in docetism.
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- ecstatic — of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy; ecstatic cheering for the winning team.
- egoistic — Egoistical.
- ekistics — the science or study of human settlements
- elastick — Obsolete form of elastic.
- elastics — Plural form of elastic.
- entastic — characterized by spasms
- enterics — (biology) Gram-negative eubacteria that inhabit intestines.
- enticers — Plural form of enticer.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- eristics — Plural form of eristic.
- erratics — Plural form of erratic.
- escapist — Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- estancia — A cattle ranch in Latin America or the southwestern US.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
- etchings — Plural form of etching.
- ethicise — Alt form ethicize.
- ethicism — devotion to ethical principles