8-letter words containing c, o, s, i
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- caodaism — an eclectic religion, originated in Cochin-China in 1926, combining Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist elements and affected to some extent by Christianity.
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- caribous — Plural form of caribou.
- carioles — Plural form of cariole.
- carotids — Plural form of carotid.
- cassiope — (sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- castilho — Antonio Feliciano de [ahn-taw-n-yoo fuh-lees-yah-noo] /ɑ̃ˈtɔˈn yu fə lisˈyɑ nu/ (Show IPA), 1800–75, Portuguese poet.
- castillo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castizos — Plural form of castizo.
- 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.
- celloist — (rare) synonym of cellist.
- centimos — Plural form of centimo.
- centoist — a person who composes centos
- cerritos — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 51,000
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- chamisos — Plural form of chamiso.
- chaotics — (literature) A recent branch of literary and cultural studies based on chaos theory and the inherent structure of apparently chaotic systems.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- cheerios — Plural form of cheerio.
- chemosis — (medicine) A chemically-induced swelling of the mucous membrane of the eye.
- chibouks — Plural form of chibouk.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- choicest — 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.
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- choosily — In a choosy manner; pickily.
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.
- chorisis — the multiplication of botanical elements by branching or splitting
- chorizos — Plural form of chorizo.
- choroids — Plural form of choroid.
- 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.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- 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.
- christo- — indicating or relating to Christ
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chronics — Plural form of chronic.
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.