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11-letter words containing s, c, i, a

  • caddis worm — the wormlike larva of the caddis fly that usually lives in fresh water in an elongated case made of twigs, grains of sand, etc. cemented together with silk that it secretes: commonly used as bait by anglers
  • caddishness — the state of being caddish
  • caesalpinia — designating a family (Caesalpiniaceae) of leguminous trees and shrubs, including the Kentucky coffee tree
  • cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
  • caipirinhas — Plural form of caipirinha.
  • caird coast — a region of Antarctica: a part of Coats Land on the SE coast of the Weddell Sea; now included in the British Antarctic Territory (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)
  • calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
  • calc-sinter — travertine
  • calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
  • calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
  • calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
  • calendarist — a person who calendarizes
  • calico bass — crappie
  • calico bush — mountain laurel
  • calisthenic — Of, or relating to calisthenics.
  • calixtus ii — died 1124, French ecclesiastic: pope 1119–24.
  • callanetics — a system of exercise involving frequent repetition of small muscular movements and squeezes, designed to improve muscle tone
  • callicrates — 5th century bc, Greek architect: with Ictinus, designed the Parthenon
  • callimachus — late 5th century bc, Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital
  • callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
  • callistus i — Calixtus I.
  • calumniates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate.
  • calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
  • campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
  • campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
  • campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
  • canadianism — the Canadian national character or spirit
  • canaliculus — a small channel, furrow, or groove, as in some bones and parts of plants
  • candidacies — Plural form of candidacy.
  • candidiases — Plural form of candidiasis.
  • candidiasis — a common fungal infection caused by yeast (genus Candida, esp. C. albicans) that thrives on any moist, cutaneous area of the body, esp. on mucous membranes, between toes, under diapers, etc.: can develop into serious internal and chronic conditions
  • candlestick — A candlestick is a narrow object with a hole at the top which holds a candle.
  • caniapiscau — a river in NE Quebec, Canada, flowing NW to the Larch River (Mélèzes) 575 miles (925 km) long.
  • canis major — a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion, containing Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
  • canis minor — a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon
  • canisterise — to put into canisters
  • canisterize — to put into canisters
  • cannibalise — to subject to cannibalism.
  • cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
  • canophilist — a person who loves dogs
  • cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
  • cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
  • capaciously — In a capacious manner.
  • capacitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capacitate.
  • caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
  • capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
  • capital sum — an amount of money paid to an insured person or paid as an initial fee or investment
  • capitalised — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
  • capitalists — Plural form of capitalist.
  • capitalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalize.
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