8-letter words containing n, c, m
- chemnitz — a city in E Germany, in Saxony, at the foot of the Erzgebirge: textiles, engineering. Pop: 249 922 (2003 est)
- chessman — any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
- chessmen — any piece used in the game of chess.
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chime in — If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
- 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
- chimkent — city in SC Kazakhstan, north of Tashkent: pop. 439,000
- chimneys — Plural form of chimney.
- chinaman — a native or inhabitant of China
- chinampa — an artificially created island used for growing crops in Mexican or in Mesoamerican agriculture
- chipmunk — A chipmunk is a small animal with a large furry tail and a striped back.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- chomping — Present participle of chomp.
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- 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
- chromene — a compound derived from plants, used as an insecticide
- chroneme — A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.
- chumming — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
- chumping — the act of collecting wood for bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- ciminite — a rock containing large quantities of trachyte
- 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
- cingulum — a girdle-like part, such as the ridge round the base of a tooth or the band of fibres connecting parts of the cerebrum
- cinnamic — of or derived from cinnamon
- cinnamon — Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food.
- cinnamyl — a univalent radical of cinnamic compounds
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- claimant — A claimant is someone who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed or they are unable to work because they are ill.
- claiming — to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
- clamancy — urgency
- clamming — Present participle of clam.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
- clansman — Clansmen are people who are members of the same clan.
- clansmen — Irregular plural form of clansman.
- classman — a graduate of Oxford University with a classed honours degree
- classmen — Plural form of classman.
- clemence — (obsolete) clemency.
- clemency — If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could be.
- clemente — Roberto Walker [roh-bair-toh] /roʊˈbɛər toʊ/ (Show IPA), 1934–72, U.S. baseball player, born in Puerto Rico.
- clementi — Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- climbing — Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.
- clinamen — a bias or inclination
- clomping — Present participle of clomp.
- cloyment — satiety
- clumping — a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- coachman — A coachman was a man who drove a coach that was pulled by horses.
- coachmen — Plural form of coachman.
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.