8-letter words containing c, i, s, a, u
- caustics — Plural form of caustic.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- char siu — barbecued marinated pork
- chiasmus — reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- clausius — Rudolf Julius (ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs). 1822–88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases
- coquinas — Plural form of coquina.
- cumstain — Lb vulgar A stain from ejaculate.
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- curtails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- custodia — (rare) pyx (container for the host).
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- escurial — Escorial
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- eustatic — Of or pertaining to eustasy.
- factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- fuchsias — Plural form of fuchsia.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- huisache — a tropical and subtropical New World shrub, Acacia farnesiana, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant, deep-yellow flower heads.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- ischuria — Ischury.
- issuance — the act of issuing.
- jacuzzis — Plural form of jacuzzi.
- jurassic — noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
- justicia — any of numerous plants and shrubs of the genus Justicia, which includes the shrimp plant and water willow.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lunatics — Plural form of lunatic.
- muscadin — a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.
- musicale — a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- musicals — Plural form of musical.
- musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- nausicaä — a daughter of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, who assisted the shipwrecked Odysseus after discovering him on a beach
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- octavius — a male given name.
- ossicula — Plural form of ossiculum.