8-letter words containing e, n, c, r, a
- caterina — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- caverned — (poetic) Pitted or hollowed out with caverns.
- cawnpore — former name of Kanpur.
- centaurs — Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centaury — any Eurasian plant of the genus Centaurium, esp C. erythraea, having purplish-pink flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal properties: family Gentianaceae
- centeral — Misspelling of central.
- centiare — a unit of area equal to one square metre
- centibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- centrale — (anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.
- cernauti — a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
- cesarean — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- cesarian — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- chairmen — the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chancers — Plural form of chancer.
- chancery — In Britain, the Chancery or Chancery Division is the Lord Chancellor's court, which is a division of the High Court of Justice.
- chancier — Comparative form of chancy.
- chandler — a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
- changers — Plural form of changer.
- channery — an accumulation of thin, flat, coarse fragments of sandstone, limestone, or schist with diameters up to 6 inches (15 cm): used in Scotland and Ireland for gravel.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteur — a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- charente — a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Angoulême. Pop: 341 275 (2003 est). Area: 5972 sq km (2329 sq miles)
- charlene — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charneco — a type of sweet wine originating from Portugal
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- cinerama — wide-screen presentation of films using either three separate 35mm projectors or one 70mm projector to produce an image on a large deeply curved screen
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- clangers — Plural form of clanger.
- clarence — a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, having a glass front
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- cleaners — A person or thing that cleans something, in particular.
- cleanser — A cleanser is a liquid or cream that you use for cleaning your skin.
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cocinera — (in Mexico) a female cook
- colander — A colander is a container in the shape of a bowl with holes in it which you wash or drain food in.
- colinear — collinear.
- coltrane — John (William). 1926–67, US jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- conferva — any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water
- congaree — river in S.C., joining the Wateree to form the Santee River: 52 mi (84 km)