8-letter words containing i, s, o, l
- bucolics — a pastoral poem.
- calicoes — Plural form of calico.
- callisto — a nymph who attracted the love of Zeus and was changed into a bear by Hera. Zeus then set her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major
- calories — Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- calorist — a believer in caloric theory
- camisole — A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example.
- cannolis — Plural form of cannoli.
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- carioles — Plural form of cariole.
- castilho — Antonio Feliciano de [ahn-taw-n-yoo fuh-lees-yah-noo] /ɑ̃ˈtɔˈn yu fə lisˈyɑ nu/ (Show IPA), 1800–75, Portuguese poet.
- castillo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- celloist — (rare) synonym of cellist.
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- choosily — In a choosy manner; pickily.
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- classico — (of Italian wines) coming from the Chianti wine-growing region
- clip-ons — sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles
- clitoris — The clitoris is a part at the front of a woman's sexual organs where she can feel sexual pleasure.
- cloddish — of, relating to, or resembling a clod or boor; doltish; stolid.
- cloisonn — Alternative spelling of cloisonne.
- cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
- 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.
- clovis i — German name Chlodwig. ?466–511 ad, king of the Franks (481–511), who extended the Merovingian kingdom to include most of Gaul and SW Germany
- 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.
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- codicils — Plural form of codicil.
- codlings — Plural form of codling.
- coistrel — a knave
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- colistin — a polymyxin antibiotic
- collides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collide.
- colliers — Plural form of collier.
- colloids — Plural form of colloid.
- colonias — (in the southwestern U.S.) a city neighborhood or a rural settlement inhabited predominantly by Mexicans or Mexican Americans.
- colonics — of or relating to the colon.
- colonies — the subject territories formerly in the British Empire
- colonise — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- colonist — Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony.
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- colorist — A colorist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colors in an interesting and original way.
- colpitis — inflammation of the vagina; vaginitis
- compiles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compile.
- complies — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
- complish — to accomplish
- coolings — Plural form of cooling.
- copilots — Plural form of copilot.
- corbeils — Plural form of corbeil.