7-letter words containing c, i, s
- cesaire — Aimé Fernand [e-mey fer-nahn] /ɛˈmeɪ fɛrˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1913–2008, West Indian poet, playwright, and politician.
- cessing — British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cession — the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory
- cesspit — A cesspit is a hole or tank in the ground into which waste water and sewage flow.
- cestoid — (esp of tapeworms and similar animals) ribbon-like in form
- chablis — a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France
- chaises — Plural form of chaise.
- chalcis — a city on the island of Euboea in SE Greece, at the narrowest point of the Euripus strait: important since the 7th century bc, founding many colonies in ancient times. Pop (municipality): 55 264 (2001)
- challis — a lightweight plain-weave fabric of wool, cotton, etc, usually with a printed design
- chamisa — a deciduous shrub with silver-blue leaves and yellow flowers that bloom in autumn
- chamise — An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae.
- chamiso — an evergreen shrub with yellow-green flowers native to the western United States
- chamois — Chamois are small animals rather like goats that live in the mountains of Europe and South West Asia.
- charism — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- chasing — the act of chasing; pursuit: The chase lasted a day.
- chasmic — a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- chassid — a sect of Jewish mystics founded in Poland about 1750, characterized by religious zeal and a spirit of prayer, joy, and charity
- chassis — A chassis is the framework that a vehicle is built on.
- chavish — a person who wears fashionable brands, flashy jewelry, etc., but is regarded as having bad or lower-class taste.
- chekist — a member of the Cheka
- chemics — Plural form of chemic.
- chemise — A chemise is a long, loose piece of underwear worn by women in former times.
- chemism — chemical action
- chemist — A chemist or a chemist's is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics and some household goods.
- cherish — If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
- chevies — Plural form of chevy.
- chi-tse — 12th-century b.c., legendary Chinese founder of Korea.
- chiapas — a state of S Mexico: mountainous and forested; Maya ruins in the northeast; rich mineral resources. Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Pop: 3 920 515 (2000). Area: 73 887 sq km (28 816 sq miles)
- chiasma — the cross-shaped connection produced by the crossing over of pairing chromosomes during meiosis
- chiasmi — Plural form of chiasmus.
- chicest — attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat.
- chigoes — Plural form of chigoe.
- chilies — Plural form of chili.
- chimist — Someone who plays the chimes.
- chinars — Plural form of chinar.
- chinese — Chinese means relating to or belonging to China, or its people, languages, or culture.
- chinois — A cone-shaped sieve with a closely woven mesh for straining sauces.
- chipset — a highly integrated circuit on the motherboard of a computer that controls many of its data transfer functions
- chirpse — (slang, transitive, Multicultural London English) To flirt with; to chat up.
- chisels — Plural form of chisel.
- chitons — Plural form of chiton.
- choices — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- choriso — chorizo.
- chorist — a person who sings in a choir or a chorus
- chrises — a male given name, form of Christopher.
- chrisom — a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards
- christo — full name Christo Javacheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic
- christy — a turn in which the body is swung sharply round with the skis parallel, originating in Norway and used for stopping, slowing down, or changing direction quickly
- chu hsi — 1130–1200, Chinese philosopher.
- chunnis — Plural form of chunni.