8-letter words containing c, s, r
- arbuscle — a small tree, or a plant halfway between a shrub and a tree
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- arcanist — a person with secret knowledge of a manufacturing technique
- arcesius — a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- archaise — Standard spelling of from=non-Oxford.
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- archaist — something archaic, as a word or expression.
- archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- archways — Plural form of archway.
- archwise — like an arch
- arctiids — Plural form of arctiid.
- arcturus — the brightest star in the constellation Boötes: a red giant. Visual magnitude: –0.4; spectral type: K2III; distance: 37 light years
- armlocks — Plural form of armlock.
- articals — Misspelling of articles Plural form of artical.
- articles — legal training
- artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- ascarids — Plural form of ascarid.
- ascender — the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- ascorbic — Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- ascribed — Simple past tense and past participle of ascribe.
- ascribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe.
- ashcroft — Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- attracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attract.
- auricles — Plural form of auricle.
- backrest — The backrest of a seat or chair is the part which you rest your back on.
- backrush — the return of water seaward, down the foreshore of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
- baconers — Plural form of baconer.
- baldrics — Plural form of baldric.
- barbasco — an evergreen South American plant, Jacquinia barbasco, which produces a poison harmless to humans but useful for stunning fish to make them easy to catch
- barchans — Plural form of barchan.
- barracks — A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
- bearcats — Plural form of bearcat.
- berascal — to accuse someone of being a rascal
- berceuse — a cradlesong or lullaby
- bescorch — to scorch badly
- bescrawl — to cover with scrawls
- bescreen — to conceal or overshadow
- besmirch — If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.
- bisector — a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
- bismarck — a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est)
- bluchers — a strong, leather half boot.
- bockscar — the U.S. B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945.
- brackets — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- brackish — Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant.