8-letter words containing s, i, l
- chalcids — Plural form of chalcid.
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chamisal — a thicket or overgrowth of chamiso
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- cheesily — in a cheesy manner
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- childers — (Robert) Erskine. 1870–1922, Irish politician, executed by the Irish Free State for his IRA activities: author of the spy story The Riddle of the Sands (1903)
- childish — Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chiliast — (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.
- chillers — Plural form of chiller.
- chillest — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chillies — Plural form of chilli.
- chillums — Plural form of chillum.
- chinless — having a receding chin
- chiseled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiseled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiseler — a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chitlins — chitterlings
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- choosily — In a choosy manner; pickily.
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- christly — of Jesus Christ; Christlike
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- cichlids — Plural form of cichlid.
- ciliates — Plural form of ciliate.
- circlets — Plural form of circlet.
- circulus — any of the concentric circles on each scale of a fish, each of which indicates the annual growth of that scale.
- cis male — a person who was born male and whose gender identity is male.
- 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
- citadels — Plural form of citadel.
- civilise — To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- civilist — a civilian
- cladists — Plural form of cladist.
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- clarissa — a feminine name
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- classico — (of Italian wines) coming from the Chianti wine-growing region
- classics — ancient Greek and Roman culture considered as a subject for academic study
- classier — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- classily — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- classing — Present participle of class.