8-letter words containing s, e, t
- cepstrum — (mathematics) The Fourier transform of the logarithm of a spectrum; used especially in voice analysis.
- ceramist — a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
- cerastes — any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
- cerritos — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 51,000
- cessavit — (UK, legal, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
- cesspits — Plural form of cesspit.
- cestodes — Plural form of cestode.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- charoset — a dish of chopped fruit, nuts, and wine eaten at Passover, representing the mortar that Jewish slaves used to build parts of Egypt
- charters — Plural form of charter.
- chartres — a city in NW France: Gothic cathedral; market town. Pop: 41 588 (2006)
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- chastest — Superlative form of chaste.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- chatfest — (informal) A talkfest.
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chatters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chatter.
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- cheaters — eyeglasses, esp. dark glasses
- cheetahs — Plural form of cheetah.
- chelates — Plural form of chelate.
- chemists — Plural form of chemist.
- chepstow — a town in S Wales, in Monmouthshire on the River Wye: tourism, light industry. Pop: 10 821 (2001)
- cheroots — Plural form of cheroot.
- chertsey — a town in S England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop: 10 323 (2001)
- cheshunt — a town in SE England, in SE Hertfordshire: a dormitory town of London. Pop: 55 275 (2001)
- chesnutt — Charles Waddell [wo-del] /wɒˈdɛl/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- chestful — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chestier — Comparative form of chesty.
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- chewiest — Superlative form of chewy.
- chiefest — the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.
- chillest — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chinfest — gabfest; bull session; rap session.
- chintzes — Plural form of chintz.
- chip set — (hardware) A collection of integrated circuits that are designed to be used together for some specific purpose. E.g. control circuitry in an IBM PC.
- chipsets — Plural form of chipset.
- choicest — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- chooseth — Archaic third-person singular form of choose.
- chortles — Plural form of chortle.
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- christer — a Christian, esp. one actively engaged in proselytizing or evangelizing
- christie — Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)