8-letter words containing n, a, s, c
- centaurs — Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centavos — Plural form of centavo.
- cesarean — 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.
- 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.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainsaw — a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
- chancels — Plural form of chancel.
- chancers — Plural form of chancer.
- changers — Plural form of changer.
- changsha — a port in SE China, capital of Hunan province, on the Xiang River. Pop: 2 051 000 (2005 est)
- channels — Plural form of channel.
- chansons — Plural form of chanson.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- cheapens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen.
- cheshvan — (in the Jewish calendar) the eighth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the second month of the civil year, usually falling within October and November
- chessman — any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
- chiantis — Plural form of chianti.
- chicanes — Plural form of chicane.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- cineaste — an enthusiast for films
- 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
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- clachans — Plural form of clachan.
- clangers — Plural form of clanger.
- clangors — Plural form of clangor.
- clanless — a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
- 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
- clansman — Clansmen are people who are members of the same clan.
- clansmen — Irregular plural form of clansman.
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- clarkson — Thomas. 1760–1846, British campaigner for the abolition of slavery
- 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.
- classman — a graduate of Oxford University with a classed honours degree
- classmen — Plural form of classman.
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- claypans — Plural form of claypan.
- cleaners — A person or thing that cleans something, in particular.