8-letter words containing n, o, i
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canonize — If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint.
- canopied — A canopied building or piece of furniture is covered with a roof or a piece of material supported by poles.
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- capitano — a captain or chief
- caponier — a covered passageway built across a ditch as a military defence
- caponize — to make (a cock) into a capon
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- carbinol — methanol
- carbonic — (of a compound) containing carbon, esp tetravalent carbon
- carillon — a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
- cariocan — a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- carniola — a region of N Slovenia: a former duchy and crownland of Austria (1335–1919); divided between Yugoslavia and Italy in 1919; part of Yugoslavia (1947–92)
- carolina — a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas
- caroline — characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
- caroming — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- cationic — a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- caulonia — a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cavicorn — (of sheep, goats, etc) having hollow horns as distinct from the solid antlers of deer
- cecropin — an antimicrobial peptide originally derived from an American moth
- cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
- cenozoic — of, denoting, or relating to the most recent geological era, which began 65 000 000 years ago: characterized by the development and increase of the mammals
- centimos — Plural form of centimo.
- centoist — a person who composes centos
- centroid — the centre of mass of an object of uniform density, esp of a geometric figure
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
- chamonix — a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9514 (2006)
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- charonic — Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chin job — a cosmetic operation to improve the shape of the chin
- chinbone — the front part of the jawbone that constitutes the chin
- chinchow — Jinzhou
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin