7-letter words containing i, c, e, n
- canetti — Elias. 1905–94, British novelist and writer, born in Bulgaria, who usually wrote in German. His works include the novel Auto da Fé (1935). Nobel prize for literature 1981
- canines — of or like a dog; relating to or characteristic of dogs: canine loyalty.
- cannier — careful; cautious; prudent: a canny reply.
- cantine — Alternative form of canteen.
- capelin — a small marine food fish, Mallotus villosus, occurring in northern and Arctic seas: family Osmeridae (smelts)
- caprine — of or resembling a goat
- carbine — A carbine is a light automatic rifle.
- carline — a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)
- carmine — Carmine is a deep bright-red colour.
- carnies — Plural form of carny.
- cauline — relating to or growing from a plant stem
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- cedrine — of or relating to the cedar tree or its wood
- ceiling — A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
- celling — the production and formation of cells
- cellini — Benvenuto (benveˈnuːto). 1500–71, Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and engraver, noted also for his autobiography
- centile — (not in technical use) a percentile.
- centime — a monetary unit of Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, French Polynesia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Mali, Mayotte, Morocco, New Caledonia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, and Togo. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units
- centimo — monetary unit of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela
- centri- — centro-
- centric — being central or having a centre
- cerasin — an insoluble amorphous gum from the cherry and other trees, known also as meta-arabinic acid
- ceresin — a white wax extracted from ozocerite
- ceriman — a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cernlib — (library) The CERN Program Library.
- cerosin — (organic compound) A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- cervine — resembling or relating to a deer
- cessing — British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cession — the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory
- cetinje — a town in Montenegro, in the SW: former capital of Montenegro (until 1945); palace and fortified monastery, residences of Montenegrin prince-bishops. Pop: 15 137 (2003 est)
- chained — If you say that someone is chained to a person or a situation, you are emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that person or situation, even though you think they might like to.
- chantie — a chamber pot
- cheiron — Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chenier — André (Marie de) (ɑ̃dre). 1762–94, French poet; his work was influenced by the ancient Greek elegiac poets. He was guillotined during the French Revolution
- chennai — a port in SE India, capital of Tamil Nadu, on the Bay of Bengal: founded in 1639 by the English East India Company as Fort St George; traditional burial place of St Thomas; university (1857). Pop: 4 216 268 (2001)
- chetnik — a Serbian nationalist belonging to a group that fought against the Turks before World War I and engaged in guerrilla warfare during both World Wars
- chewing — Present participle of chew.
- chewink — a North American bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- chicken — Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
- chidden — to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
- chilean — of or relating to Chile or its inhabitants
- chimney — A chimney is a pipe through which smoke goes up into the air, usually through the roof of a building.
- chinese — Chinese means relating to or belonging to China, or its people, languages, or culture.
- chinked — a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
- chinkie — a Chinese restaurant
- chinkle — (nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.