8-letter words containing i, n, s, c
- chidings — Plural form of chiding.
- chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chimneys — Plural form of chimney.
- chinfest — gabfest; bull session; rap session.
- chinless — having a receding chin
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chintzes — Plural form of chintz.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- chronics — Plural form of chronic.
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- cicinnus — a scorpioid cyme
- cinchers — Plural form of cincher.
- cineaste — an enthusiast for films
- circinus — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Centaurus and the Southern Cross
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cisterns — Plural form of cistern.
- cistrons — Plural form of cistron.
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- citizens — a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from alien).
- citrines — Plural form of citrine.
- citterns — Plural form of cittern.
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- classing — Present participle of class.
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- clinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clinch.
- clinkers — Plural form of clinker.
- clip-ons — sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles
- cloisonn — Alternative spelling of cloisonne.
- close in — If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.
- close-in — near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city: The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.
- closings — Plural form of closing.
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- coasting — the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
- coatings — Plural form of coating.
- codesign — to design jointly