8-letter words containing p, a, c, t
- capellet — a swelling on a horse's elbow, or on the heel of the hock, resembling a wen
- capetian — a member of the dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, which ruled France from 987–1328 ad
- capitals — Plural form of capital.
- capitano — a captain or chief
- capitate — shaped like a head, as certain flowers or inflorescences
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- capitula — Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
- capitule — (obsolete) A summary.
- caponata — (in Sicilian cookery) a dish of fried seasoned aubergine and other vegetables, served as an appetizer
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- caproate — a salt of caproic acid
- capstans — Plural form of capstan.
- capstern — Misspelling of capstan.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captaine — Obsolete spelling of captain.
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- captchas — Plural form of captcha.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- captived — Simple past tense and past participle of captive.
- captives — Plural form of captive; persons held prisoner.
- captured — Simple past tense and past participle of capture.
- capturer — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- captures — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- capulets — Plural form of capulet.
- car part — a component of an automobile
- car port — A car port is a shelter for cars which is attached to a house and consists of a flat roof supported on pillars.
- carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- cat flap — opening in door for cat
- catalpas — Plural form of catalpa.
- cataphor — a word that refers to or stands for another word used later
- catapult — A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts.
- catch up — If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
- catch-up — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- cei-pact — Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- chalkpit — a quarry for chalk
- champart — the granting of land to a person on condition that a portion of the harvest will be given to the landowner
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chapatti — An extremely simple circular, flat, unleavened bread made with sieved wholemeal flour and water. Found in Indian cuisine.
- chapatty — Archaic spelling of chapatti.
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chappati — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- chip art — microchip art