7-letter words containing n, c, s
- cozzens — James Gould, 1903–78, U.S. novelist.
- cratons — Plural form of craton.
- cravens — Plural form of craven.
- crayons — Plural form of crayon.
- crenels — Plural form of crenel.
- creston — a ridge on a hill that curves downwards at the ends
- cretins — Plural form of cretin.
- cretons — a spread of shredded pork cooked with onions in pork fat
- crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
- cringes — to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower.
- crinose — hairy
- crispen — to make or become crisp
- crispin — Saint, 3rd century ad, legendary Roman Christian martyr, with his brother Crispinian (krɪˈspɪnɪən): they are the patron saints of shoemakers. Feast day: Oct 25
- crivens — an exclamation of surprise, now more commonly used for comedic effect
- cronies — Plural form of crony.
- cronish — a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crotons — Plural form of croton.
- ct scan — a scan done by a computerized tomography scanner
- cuisine — The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.
- cursing — the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cushing — Harvey Williams. 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon: identified a pituitary tumour as a cause of the disease named after him
- cushion — A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable.
- cushman — Charlotte Saunders [sawn-derz,, sahn-] /ˈsɔn dərz,, ˈsɑn-/ (Show IPA), 1816–76, U.S. actress.
- cusping — Formation of a cusp or cusps.
- cussing — to use profanity; curse; swear.
- cycasin — a glucoside occurring in cycads, toxic and carcinogenic to mammals
- cygnets — Plural form of cygnet.
- cystine — a sulphur-containing amino acid present in proteins: yields two molecules of cysteine on reduction. Formula: HOOCCH(NH2)CH2SSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- dancers — Plural form of dancer.
- deacons — Plural form of deacon.
- decanes — Plural form of decane.
- decants — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decant.
- decerns — Scots Law. to enter a judicial decree.
- descant — A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- dickson — Leonard Eugene, 1874–1954, U.S. mathematician.
- dioscin — a saponin, found in Mexican yams, that on hydrolysis produces diosgenin, glucose, and rhamnose.
- discant — Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
- discing — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- discman — a small portable CD player with light headphones
- docents — Plural form of docent.
- ebonics — Black English.
- echinus — any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- emiscan — a computerized radiological technique for examining the soft tissues of the body, esp the brain, to detect the presence of tumours, abscesses, etc
- encamps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encamp.
- encased — Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.
- encases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encase.