8-letter words containing s, c, i, u
- cat suit — a jumpsuit.
- catsuits — Plural form of catsuit.
- caucasia — a region in SW Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea: contains the Caucasus Mountains, dividing it into Ciscaucasia in the north and Transcaucasia in the south; one of the most complex ethnic areas in the world, with over 50 different peoples
- caucasic — Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by fair to dark skin, straight to tightly curled hair, and light to very dark eyes, and originally inhabiting Europe, parts of North Africa, western Asia, and India.
- causerie — an informal talk or conversational piece of writing
- caustics — Plural form of caustic.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- char siu — barbecued marinated pork
- chiasmus — reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
- chibouks — Plural form of chibouk.
- chillums — Plural form of chillum.
- chirrups — Plural form of chirrup.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chubbies — Plural form of chubby.
- chuddies — underpants
- chumship — friendship
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- cicinnus — a scorpioid cyme
- circinus — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Centaurus and the Southern Cross
- circuits — Plural form of circuit.
- circulus — any of the concentric circles on each scale of a fish, each of which indicates the annual growth of that scale.
- circuses — Plural form of circus.
- circussy — characteristic of a circus
- ciseleur — a person who is expert in ciselure
- ciselure — the art or process of chasing metal
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- citreous — of a greenish-yellow colour; citron
- citruses — Plural form of citrus.
- citrussy — having or resembling the taste or colour of a citrus fruit
- claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- clausius — Rudolf Julius (ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs). 1822–88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases
- cliquish — If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- clubbish — clubby
- clubbism — the system of club membership
- clubbist — a member of a club
- clumpish — clumpy
- clumsier — Comparative form of clumsy.
- clumsily — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clupeids — Plural form of clupeid.
- cofusion — Alternative form of co-fusion.
- coinsure — to take out coinsurance
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- comenius — John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer
- concious — Misspelling of conscious.
- conduits — Plural form of conduit.
- coquinas — Plural form of coquina.