7-letter words containing n, i, s
- cistern — A cistern is a container which stores the water supply for a building, or that holds the water for flushing a toilet.
- cistron — the section of a chromosome that encodes a single polypeptide chain
- citrons — Plural form of citron.
- clients — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clinics — A place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, esp. of a specialist nature.
- cloison — a partition
- clonism — a series of clonic spasms
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- codings — Plural form of coding.
- codlins — Plural form of codlin.
- coffins — Plural form of coffin.
- cognise — to perceive; become conscious of; know.
- colines — Plural form of coline.
- collins — a tall fizzy iced drink made with gin, vodka, rum, etc, mixed with fruit juice, soda water, and sugar
- comines — Philippe de (filip də). ?1447–?1511, French diplomat and historian, noted for his Mémoires (1489–98)
- comings — Plural form of coming.
- concise — Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words.
- confits — Plural form of confit.
- congius — a unit of liquid measure equal to 1 Imperial gallon
- conseil — a council
- consign — To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there.
- consist — Something that consists of particular things or people is formed from them.
- contigs — Plural form of contig.
- copings — Plural form of coping.
- cornish — Cornish means belonging or relating to the English county of Cornwall.
- cornist — a person who plays the horn
- coronis — a symbol placed over a contracted syllable
- coshing — Present participle of cosh.
- cosines — Plural form of cosine.
- cosmine — a substance resembling dentine, forming the outer layer of cosmoid scales
- costain — Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- costing — A costing is an estimate of all the costs involved in a project or a business venture.
- cosying — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
- cousins — A child of one's uncle or aunt.
- covings — Plural form of coving.
- cowskin — the skin of a cow.
- cretins — Plural form of cretin.
- 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.
- 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.
- cusping — Formation of a cusp or cusps.