8-letter words containing c, i, s, m
- charisma — You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
- charisms — Plural form of charism.
- chartism — the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs
- chasidim — Hasidim
- chemises — Plural form of chemise.
- chemists — Plural form of chemist.
- chemosis — (medicine) A chemically-induced swelling of the mucous membrane of the eye.
- cheremis — Mari.
- chiasmas — Plural form of chiasma.
- chiasmic — Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- chiasmus — reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chillums — Plural form of chillum.
- chimeras — Plural form of chimera.
- chimeres — Plural form of chimere.
- chimneys — Plural form of chimney.
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chosisme — a writing style in which plot and characterization are de-emphasized and people, events, and setting are recorded as though seen by the author through the lens of a camera.
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chumship — friendship
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- cis male — a person who was born male and whose gender identity is male.
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- citicism — The manners of a cit or citizen.
- civicism — the principle of civil government
- classism — the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others
- clematis — A clematis is a type of flowering shrub which can be grown to climb up walls or fences. There are many different varieties of clematis.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- climaxes — Plural form of climax.
- climbers — Plural form of climber.
- clubbism — the system of club membership
- clumpish — clumpy
- clumsier — Comparative form of clumsy.
- clumsily — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- combines — Plural form of combine.
- combings — the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals
- combwise — in the manner of a comb
- comedies — Plural form of comedy.
- comedist — a writer of comedies.
- comenius — John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer
- comfiest — comfortable.
- comities — Plural form of comity.
- commines — Philippe de Comines