8-letter words containing c, i, s, o, e
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- divorces — Plural form of divorce.
- 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.
- dockside — land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them.
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- eclosion — the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- egoistic — Egoistical.
- epinosic — unhealthy
- episcope — An optical projector that gives images of opaque objects.
- episcopy — (obsolete) survey; superintendence.
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- ericsson — John1803-89; U.S. naval engineer & inventor, born in Sweden: builder of the Monitor
- 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
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- excision — The deletion of some text during editing.
- excitons — Plural form of exciton.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- exorcise — Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit ) from a person or place.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- forensic — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forinsec — foreign
- fornices — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- genomics — the study of genomes.
- geodesic — Also, geodesical. pertaining to the geometry of curved surfaces, in which geodesic lines take the place of the straight lines of plane geometry.
- georgics — Plural form of georgic.
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- hoochies — a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- hospices — Plural form of hospice.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- ice show — entertainment in which a company of ice skaters exhibit their skills to musical accompaniment.
- iceboats — Plural form of iceboat.
- iceboxes — Plural form of icebox.
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- icestone — a rare crystalline mineral also known as cryolite
- idiocies — utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- incensor — an incense burner; censer
- incienso — a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- inclosed — enclose.
- incloser — Archaic form of encloser.
- incloses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inclose.
- incomers — Plural form of incomer.