8-letter words containing n, s, a
- carlings — Plural form of carling.
- carlsson — Ingvar [ing-vahr] /ˈɪŋ vɑr/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Swedish political leader: prime minister 1986–91, 1994–96.
- carneous — fleshy
- carnitas — A Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
- carryons — Plural form of carryon.
- cartoons — Plural form of cartoon.
- carvings — Plural form of carving.
- casanova — Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
- casaubon — Isaac (izaak). 1559–1614, French Protestant theologian and classical scholar
- casement — A casement or a casement window is a window that opens by means of hinges, usually at the side.
- castagno — Andrea del [ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), (Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla) c1423–57, Florentine painter.
- castanet — either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- castings — Plural form of casting.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castling — the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- cat scan — CT scan
- caterans — Plural form of cateran.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cavesson — a kind of hard noseband, used (esp formerly) in breaking a horse in
- 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