7-letter words containing e, n, c
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- cinches — Plural form of cinch.
- cinders — Cinders are the black pieces that are left after something such as wood or coal has burned away.
- cindery — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cineast — An enthusiast of film and the cinema.
- cinemas — Plural form of cinema.
- cineole — eucalyptol
- cinerea — the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- cinerin — either of two similar organic compounds found in pyrethrum and used as insecticides. Formulas: C20H28O3 (cinerin I), C21H28O5 (cinerin II)
- cinques — Plural form of cinque.
- circean — Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- cirebon — a port in S central Indonesia, on N Java on the Java Sea: scene of the signing of the Tjirebon Agreement of Indonesian independence (1946) by the Netherlands. Pop: 272 263 (2000)
- cistern — A cistern is a container which stores the water supply for a building, or that holds the water for flushing a toilet.
- cithern — cittern
- citizen — Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
- citrine — a brownish-yellow variety of quartz: a gemstone; false topaz
- cittern — a medieval stringed instrument resembling a lute but having wire strings and a flat back
- clanged — Simple past tense and past participle of clang.
- clanger — You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a clanger.
- clanked — a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
- clanker — Something that makes a clanking noise.
- cleaned — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleaner — A cleaner is someone who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- cleanly — in a fair manner
- cleanse — To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
- cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- cleland — John. 1709–89, British writer, best known for his bawdy novel Fanny Hill (1748–49)
- clemens — Samuel Langhorne (ˈlæŋˌhɔːn)
- clement — Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry.
- clients — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clinged — (nonstandard) Simple past tense and past participle of cling.
- clinger — to adhere closely; stick to: The wet paper clings to the glass.
- clinked — Simple past tense and past participle of clink.
- clinker — the ash and partially fused residues from a coal-fired furnace or fire
- cloners — Plural form of cloner.
- clonked — Simple past tense and past participle of clonk.
- clonmel — the county town of Co Tipperary, Republic of Ireland; birthplace of Laurence Sterne; meat processing and enamelware. Pop: 16 910 (2002)
- clooney — George. born 1961, US film actor; starred in the television series ER (1994–99) and the films The Perfect Storm (2000), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002, also directed), Syriana (2005, also directed), and The American (2010)
- clowned — Simple past tense and past participle of clown.
- clubmen — Plural form of clubman.
- clue in — anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clueing — Present participle of clue.
- clunked — Simple past tense and past participle of clunk.
- clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
- coagent — an associate
- coannex — to annex with something else
- coarsen — If something coarsens or is coarsened, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture.
- coblenz — Koblenz
- cocaine — Cocaine is a powerful drug which some people take for pleasure, but which they can become addicted to.
- cockney — A cockney is a person who was born in the East End of London.