8-letter words containing m, a, c, n
- cambrian — of, denoting, or formed in the first 65 million years of the Palaeozoic era, during which marine invertebrates, esp trilobites, flourished
- cameleon — Obsolete form of chameleon.
- camelina — The plant Camelina sativa, sometimes cultivated for oilseed.
- cameline — a material made from camel hair
- cameroon — a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became a German colony in 1884; divided in 1919 into the Cameroons (administered by Britain) and Cameroun (administered by France); Cameroun and the S part of the Cameroons formed a republic in 1961 (the N part joined Nigeria); became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995. Official languages: French and English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Yaoundé. Pop: 20 549 221 (2013 est). Area: 475 500 sq km (183 591 sq miles)
- cameroun — Cameroon
- campagna — a low-lying plain surrounding Rome, Italy: once fertile, it deteriorated to malarial marshes; but has since been reclaimed. Area: about 2000 sq km (800 sq miles)
- campagne — a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
- campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
- campania — a region of SW Italy: includes the islands of Capri and Ischia. Chief town: Naples. Pop: 5 725 098 (2003 est). Area: 13 595 sq km (5248 sq miles)
- camphane — a terpene hyrdocarbon, C10H18, that is both saturated and inert
- camphene — a colourless crystalline insoluble optically active terpene derived from pinene and present in many essential oils. Formula: C10H16
- camphine — rectified oil of turpentine
- camphone — a combined mobile phone and digital camera
- campinas — a city in SE Brazil, in São Paulo state: centre of a rich agricultural region, producing esp coffee. Pop: 2 640 000 (2005 est)
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- campness — the quality of being camp
- camstone — a limestone used for whitening stone doorsteps and hearths
- canadarm — a type of robotic arm, developed in Canada, used on space vehicles
- candyman — a drug-dealer, esp one who targets young people
- canoeman — (chiefly, Canada, historical) A voyageur.
- canticum — a canticle
- cardamon — the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine.
- carmania — a province of the ancient Persian empire, on the Gulf of Oman.
- carminic — Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.
- caroming — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- casement — A casement or a casement window is a window that opens by means of hinges, usually at the side.
- catwoman — (rare) A woman in a cat costume.
- cave man — a prehistoric human being of the Stone Age who lived in caves
- chainman — a person who does the chaining in a survey
- chairman — The chairman of a committee, organization, or company is the head of it.
- chairmen — the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chamfron — a piece of armour for a horse's head
- chamonix — a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9514 (2006)
- champian — A plain; a flat expanse of land; a champaign.
- champing — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- charmian — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “source of joy.”.
- charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
- chaumont — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
- chessman — any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chimenea — An earthenware outdoor fireplace shaped like a light bulb, with the bulbous end housing the fire and typically supported by a wrought-iron stand.
- chiminea — a free-standing outdoor fireplace with a rounded body
- chinaman — a native or inhabitant of China
- chinampa — an artificially created island used for growing crops in Mexican or in Mesoamerican agriculture
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- cinerama — wide-screen presentation of films using either three separate 35mm projectors or one 70mm projector to produce an image on a large deeply curved screen