8-letter words containing n, a, s, c
- canoness — a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- canorous — tuneful; melodious
- canstick — a candlestick
- cantatas — Plural form of cantata.
- canteens — Plural form of canteen.
- cantinas — Plural form of cantina.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- canvased — Simple past tense and past participle of canvas.
- canvaser — Alt form canvasser.
- canvases — a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
- canzonas — Plural form of canzona.
- canzones — Plural form of canzone.
- capaneus — one of the Seven against Thebes, who was destroyed by Zeus for blasphemy.
- capelins — Plural form of capelin.
- capeskin — a soft leather obtained from the skins of a type of lamb or sheep having hairlike wool
- caprines — Plural form of caprine.
- capsicin — a liquid or resin extracted from capsicum
- capstans — Plural form of capstan.
- capstern — Misspelling of capstan.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- caravans — Plural form of caravan.
- carbarns — Plural form of carbarn.
- carbenes — Plural form of carbene.
- carbines — Plural form of carbine.
- cardenas — Lázaro (ˈlaθaro). 1895–1970, Mexican statesman and general; president of Mexico (1934–40)
- carlings — Plural form of carling.
- carlsson — Ingvar [ing-vahr] /ˈɪŋ vɑr/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Swedish political leader: prime minister 1986–91, 1994–96.
- carneous — fleshy
- carnitas — A Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
- carryons — Plural form of carryon.
- cartoons — Plural form of cartoon.
- carvings — Plural form of carving.
- casanova — Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
- casaubon — Isaac (izaak). 1559–1614, French Protestant theologian and classical scholar
- casement — A casement or a casement window is a window that opens by means of hinges, usually at the side.
- castagno — Andrea del [ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), (Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla) c1423–57, Florentine painter.
- castanet — either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- castings — Plural form of casting.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castling — the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- cat scan — CT scan
- caterans — Plural form of cateran.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cavesson — a kind of hard noseband, used (esp formerly) in breaking a horse in