8-letter words containing e, n, c
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- cankered — (esp of fruit trees) affected by canker
- cannelon — a dish consisting of a roll of puff pastry stuffed with minced meat or a sweet filling
- cannoned — Simple past tense and past participle of cannon.
- cannoted — a form of ·can not.
- cannulae — Irregular plural form of cannula.
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canoeman — (chiefly, Canada, historical) A voyageur.
- canoness — a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonize — If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint.
- canoodle — If two people are canoodling, they are kissing and holding each other a lot.
- canopied — A canopied building or piece of furniture is covered with a roof or a piece of material supported by poles.
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- canteens — Plural form of canteen.
- cantered — an easy gallop.
- canticle — a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
- cantoned — Simple past tense and past participle of canton.
- canulate — Alternative form of cannulate.
- canvased — Simple past tense and past participle of canvas.
- canvaser — Alt form canvasser.
- canvases — a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
- canzones — Plural form of canzone.
- canzonet — a short, sprightly song
- capaneus — one of the Seven against Thebes, who was destroyed by Zeus for blasphemy.
- cape bon — a peninsula of NE Tunisia
- capeline — a cap-shaped bandage for covering either the head or an amputation stump
- capelins — Plural form of capelin.
- capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- capeskin — a soft leather obtained from the skins of a type of lamb or sheep having hairlike wool
- capetian — a member of the dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, which ruled France from 987–1328 ad
- caponier — a covered passageway built across a ditch as a military defence
- caponize — to make (a cock) into a capon
- caprines — Plural form of caprine.
- capstern — Misspelling of capstan.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captaine — Obsolete spelling of captain.
- car line — trolley line.
- carageen — carrageen
- carbenes — Plural form of carbene.
- carbines — Plural form of carbine.
- carborne — travelling by car
- carcanet — a jewelled collar or necklace
- cardenal — Ernesto (ˈɜːnɛstaʊ). born 1925, Nicaraguan poet, revolutionary, and Roman Catholic priest; an influential figure in the Sandinista movement
- cardenas — Lázaro (ˈlaθaro). 1895–1970, Mexican statesman and general; president of Mexico (1934–40)
- careened — Simple past tense and past participle of careen.
- careline — a telephone service set up by a company or other organization to provide its customers or clients with information about its products or services