8-letter words containing c, r, e, s, n
- pinscher — one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- prescind — to separate or single out in thought; abstract.
- presence — the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- princeps — first edition.
- princess — a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- raciness — slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- reascend — to ascend again
- reascent — a further ascent
- recensor — someone who produces a recension or recensions
- recision — an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- rescreen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- resorcin — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- richness — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- sancerre — a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- sarcenet — a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- sarcinae — any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schooner — Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts. See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- schwerin — a state in NE Germany. 8842 sq. mi. (22,900 sq. km). Capital: Schwerin.
- scienter — a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt: The court found that the company had the requisite scienter for securities fraud.
- sciurine — of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- scrannel — thin or slight.
- screened — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- screw-in — fitting in by being twisted
- screw-on — attached, connected, or closed by screwing onto another part of a container or receptacle.
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- seconder — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- secretin — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- sickener — something that sickens or disgusts.
- silencer — a person or thing that silences.
- sincerer — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- sinecure — an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- skincare — use of toiletries on the skin
- snatcher — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- snickery — of, pertaining to, or resembling a snicker
- soricine — of or resembling the shrews.
- sortance — suitableness
- spectrin — a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- stancher — staunch2 .
- stricken — a past participle of strike.
- suckener — a tenant of a sucken
- synergic — the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
- transect — to cut across; dissect transversely.
- trenches — Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- unscared — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- unsecret — not secret