8-letter words containing n, s, a
- corbinas — Plural form of corbina.
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- corsican — of or relating to Corsica or its inhabitants
- cosecant — (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of sine
- cowhands — Plural form of cowhand.
- coxswain — The coxswain of a lifeboat or other small boat is the person who steers the boat.
- cragsman — a rock climber
- cragsmen — Plural form of cragsman.
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crankish — mildly eccentric
- crankous — fretful; cranky
- crannies — Plural form of cranny.
- crannogs — Plural form of crannog.
- cranston — city in R.I.: suburb of Providence: pop. 79,000
- crashing — (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore)
- cravings — great or eager desire; yearning.
- creasing — Present participle of crease.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- crenshaw — a hybrid variety of melon with yellow skin and pale pink flesh
- crosland — Anthony. 1918–77, British Labour politician and socialist theorist, author of The Future of Socialism (1957)
- crossman — Richard (Howard Stafford). 1907–74, British Labour politician. His diaries, published posthumously as the Crossman Papers (1975), revealed details of cabinet discussions
- cumstain — Lb vulgar A stain from ejaculate.
- currants — Plural form of currant.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyanosed — (pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
- cyanosis — a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood
- cygnus a — a strong radio source in the constellation Cygnus associated with a distant peculiar galaxy.
- daftness — senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- dagestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- daimones — disembodied souls
- dainties — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- dalesman — a person living in a dale, esp in the dales of N England
- dalesmen — Plural form of dalesman.
- damasken — Alternative form of damascene.
- damaskin — (obsolete) A sword of Damascus steel.
- damassin — a patterned damask usually with a floral design
- damndest — the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- dampness — Dampness is moisture in the air, or on the surface of something.
- danaides — the fifty daughters of Danaüs. All but Hypermnestra murdered their bridegrooms and were punished in Hades by having to pour water perpetually into a jar with a hole in the bottom
- dandyish — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- dandyism — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- danglers — to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
- danishes — Plural form of danish.
- dankness — unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
- danseuse — a female ballet dancer
- daphnias — Plural form of daphnia.