8-letter words containing i, c, e, n
- canaille — the masses; mob; rabble
- canalise — (British spelling) To convert a river or other waterway into a canal.
- canalize — to provide with or convert into a canal or canals
- canaries — Plural form of canary.
- cancelli — strips that form a latticework
- cancrine — resembling a crab
- canfield — a gambling game adapted from a type of patience
- canidate — Eye dialect of candidate.
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- canticle — a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
- 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.
- captaine — Obsolete spelling of captain.
- car line — trolley line.
- carbines — Plural form of carbine.
- 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
- carinate — having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
- carnegie — Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
- carnifex — an executioner
- caroline — characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government
- cat line — A cat line is a thin cable which is used with other equipment to move small parts of a rig or drill string.
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- caterina — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- catiline — Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 bc, Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)
- cecropin — an antimicrobial peptide originally derived from an American moth
- ceilings — Plural form of ceiling.
- ceinture — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
- cenozoic — of, denoting, or relating to the most recent geological era, which began 65 000 000 years ago: characterized by the development and increase of the mammals
- centeric — Misspelling of centric.
- centesis — the surgical puncturing of a part of the body with a hollow needle in order to extract fluid
- centiare — a unit of area equal to one square metre
- centibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.