6-letter words containing c, s, e
- certes — with certainty; truly
- ceruse — white lead
- cesena — a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna. Pop: 90 948 (2001)
- cesium — a soft, silver-white, ductile, metallic chemical element, one of the alkali metals and the most electropositive of all the elements: it ignites in air, reacts vigorously with water, and is used in photoelectric cells: symbol, Cs; at. no., 55: a radioactive isotope (cesium-137) with a half-life of 30.17 years is a fission product and is used in cancer research, radiation therapy, etc.
- cessed — British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cesser — the coming to an end of a term interest or annuity
- cesses — luck (usually used in the expression bad cess to): Bad cess to them!
- cessor — (legal) In English law, one who is dilatory, negligent, and delinquent in his duty or service, and who thereby incurred the danger of the law, and was liable to have the writ of cessavit brought against him.
- cestui — the person (who)
- cestus — the girdle of Aphrodite (Venus) decorated to cause amorousness
- cesura — caesura
- chafes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chafe.
- chaise — a light open horse-drawn carriage, esp one with two wheels designed for two passengers
- chased — Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.
- chaser — A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
- chases — Plural form of chase.
- chasse — one of a series of gliding steps in ballet
- chaste — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
- cheats — Plural form of cheat.
- checks — Plural form of check.
- cheeks — either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.
- cheeps — Plural form of cheep.
- cheers — a drinking toast
- cheese — Cheese is a solid food made from milk. It is usually white or yellow.
- cheesy — Cheesy food is food that tastes or smells of cheese.
- chelas — Plural form of chela.
- cheops — original name Khufu. Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (?2613–?2494 bc), who built the largest pyramid at El Gîza
- cherts — Plural form of chert.
- chesed — The Jewish attribute of grace, kindness or love; one of the sephiroth.
- chesil — small stones often found on beaches and worn by the action of the sea
- chesse — Obsolete spelling of chess.
- chests — Plural form of chest.
- chesty — If you have a chesty cough, you have a lot of mucus in your lungs.
- chides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chide.
- chiefs — Plural form of chief.
- chiels — Plural form of chiel.
- chiles — Plural form of chile, an alternative form of 'chili'.
- chimes — Plural form of chime.
- chisel — A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- chives — Chives are the long thin hollow green leaves of a herb with purple flowers. Chives are cut into small pieces and added to food to give it a flavour similar to onions.
- choise — Obsolete spelling of choice.
- chokes — the act or sound of choking.
- choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
- chores — a small or odd job; routine task.
- chosen — Chosen is the past participle of choose.
- choses — a thing; an article of personal property.
- chouse — a person who deceives, defrauds, or tricks
- chutes — Plural form of chute.
- ciders — Plural form of cider.
- cisele — noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.