8-letter words containing e, s, n, t
- constate — to affirm
- construe — If something is construed in a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.
- contends — to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
- contents — everything that is inside a container
- contessa — an Italian countess
- contesse — countess.
- contests — Plural form of contest.
- contexts — Plural form of context.
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- contuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contuse.
- convents — Plural form of convent.
- converts — Plural form of convert.
- corniest — pertaining to or affected with corns of the feet.
- coronets — Plural form of coronet.
- cosecant — (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of sine
- counters — Plural form of counter.
- countess — A countess is a woman who has the same rank as a count or earl, or who is married to a count or earl.
- countest — to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
- counties — Plural form of county.
- crescent — A crescent is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends, like the shape of the moon during its first and last quarters. It is the most important symbol of the Islamic faith.
- cressent — Charles. 1685–1768, French cabinetmaker, noted esp for his marquetry using coloured woods
- cresting — an ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc
- crownets — Plural form of crownet.
- crunkest — a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.
- currents — Plural form of current.
- curtness — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- cuteness — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.
- cutscene — (in computer games) a scene that develops the story line and is often shown on completion of a certain level, or when the player’s character dies.
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- daftness — senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- dagestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- dainties — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- damndest — the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- darndest — Alternative spelling of darnedest.
- deftness — dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.
- dementis — an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- demonist — A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
- dentexes — Plural form of dentex.
- dentists — Plural form of dentist.
- dentures — Dentures are artificial teeth worn by people who no longer have all their own teeth.
- descants — Plural form of descant.
- descents — Plural form of descent.
- desinent — (obsolete) Ending; forming an end; lowermost.
- desition — An end, ending or conclusion.
- desknote — a computer that is similar in size to a notebook computer, but is designed to remain stationary, like a desktop computer
- destined — If something is destined to happen or if someone is destined to behave in a particular way, that thing seems certain to happen or be done.