8-letter words containing s, n, i
- crashing — (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore)
- cravings — great or eager desire; yearning.
- creasing — Present participle of crease.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- cresting — an ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc
- criminis — Plural form of crimini.
- cringles — Plural form of cringle.
- crinkles — Plural form of crinkle.
- crinoids — Plural form of crinoid.
- crispens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crispen.
- crisping — Present participle of crisp.
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- crostini — pieces of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crostino — piece of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- cruising — Present participle of cruise.
- crushing — A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
- crusting — Present participle of crust.
- cryonics — the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
- cuisines — Plural form of cuisine.
- cullions — Plural form of cullion.
- cummings — Edward Estlin (ˈɛstlɪn), (preferred typographical representation of name e. e. cummings). 1894–1962, US poet
- cumstain — Lb vulgar A stain from ejaculate.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- cushions — Plural form of cushion.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.
- cuttings — Cuttings are small pieces of rock removed by the drill bit.
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyanosis — a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood
- cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- daimones — disembodied souls
- dainties — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- damaskin — (obsolete) A sword of Damascus steel.
- damassin — a patterned damask usually with a floral design
- danaides — the fifty daughters of Danaüs. All but Hypermnestra murdered their bridegrooms and were punished in Hades by having to pour water perpetually into a jar with a hole in the bottom
- dandyish — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- dandyism — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- danishes — Plural form of danish.
- daphnias — Plural form of daphnia.
- darlings — Plural form of darling.
- davidson — Jo(seph)1883-1952; U.S. sculptor
- davisson — Clinton Joseph. 1881–1958, US physicist, noted for his discovery of electron diffraction; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1937
- dawnings — Plural form of dawning.
- dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
- deanship — Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: the dean of admissions. an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the dean of men. the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.