8-letter words containing e, s, a
- cosgrave — Liam (ˈliːəm). born 1920, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1973–77)
- costable — For which a monetary cost may be assessed.
- cot case — a person confined to bed through illness
- cottages — Plural form of cottage.
- courages — the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- cousteau — Jacques Yves (ʒɑk iv). 1910–97, French underwater explorer
- couvades — a practice among some peoples, as the Basques of Spain, in which a man, immediately preceding the birth of his child, takes to his bed in an enactment of the birth experience and subjects himself to various taboos usually associated with pregnancy.
- crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
- crackers — crazy; insane
- crackies — by cracky.
- crackles — Plural form of crackle.
- crafters — Plural form of crafter.
- cragsmen — Plural form of cragsman.
- crannies — Plural form of cranny.
- crapfest — (informal, vulgar) Something of incredibly low quality.
- crappies — Plural form of crappie.
- crashers — Plural form of crasher.
- crassest — without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
- cratches — a crib for fodder; manger.
- crawlers — a baby's overalls; rompers
- crawlies — Fear, anxiety.
- craziest — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- creamers — Plural form of creamer.
- creasing — Present participle of crease.
- creators — Plural form of creator.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- cremates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cremate.
- crenshaw — a hybrid variety of melon with yellow skin and pale pink flesh
- cressida — (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes
- crevasse — A crevasse is a large, deep crack in thick ice or rock.
- crispate — having a curled or waved appearance
- cristate — having a crest
- croakers — Plural form of croaker.
- crusaded — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusader — A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
- crusades — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crustate — having a crust or shell
- culdesac — Alternative spelling of cul-de-sac.
- cupcakes — Plural form of cupcake.
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyanosed — (pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
- cyclades — a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)
- cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
- cytaster — aster.