8-letter words containing i, c, e, s, a
- casimere — cassimere
- cassiope — (sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- cassirer — Ernst (ɛrnst). 1874–1945, German neo-Kantian philosopher. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms (1923–29) analyses the symbols that underlie all manifestations, including myths and language, of human culture
- casteism — the belief in, and adherence to, the caste system
- castries — the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)
- cathexis — concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
- catslide — (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- cattiest — catlike; feline.
- causerie — an informal talk or conversational piece of writing
- cavefish — any of various small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genera Amblyopsis, Chologaster, etc, living in subterranean and other waters in S North America
- cavities — Plural form of cavity.
- cedillas — Plural form of cedilla.
- ceramics — the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc
- ceramist — a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
- cesarian — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- cessavit — (UK, legal, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
- chabasie — Dated form of chabazite.
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chappies — Plural form of chappie.
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- cheapish — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- chicanes — Plural form of chicane.
- chimeras — Plural form of chimera.
- ciliates — Plural form of ciliate.
- cineaste — an enthusiast for films
- cis male — a person who was born male and whose gender identity is male.
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- citadels — Plural form of citadel.
- citrates — Plural form of citrate.
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- classier — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- claviers — Plural form of clavier.
- clematis — A clematis is a type of flowering shrub which can be grown to climb up walls or fences. There are many different varieties of clematis.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- climaxes — Plural form of climax.
- coinages — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
- crackies — by cracky.
- crannies — Plural form of cranny.
- crappies — Plural form of crappie.
- crawlies — Fear, anxiety.
- craziest — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- creasing — Present participle of crease.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- cressida — (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes