8-letter words containing s, o, n
- burnoose — a long cloak with a hood, worn by Arabs and Moors
- bursicon — a hormone, produced by the insect brain, that regulates processes associated with ecdysis, such as darkening of the cuticle
- burstone — any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones.
- byronism — of or relating to Lord Byron.
- caissons — Plural form of caisson.
- caldrons — Plural form of caldron (Alternative spelling of cauldrons).
- calzones — Plural form of calzone.
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- camstone — a limestone used for whitening stone doorsteps and hearths
- cannolis — Plural form of cannoli.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canoness — a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- canorous — tuneful; melodious
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- canzonas — Plural form of canzona.
- canzones — Plural form of canzone.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- carlsson — Ingvar [ing-vahr] /ˈɪŋ vɑr/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Swedish political leader: prime minister 1986–91, 1994–96.
- carneous — fleshy
- carryons — Plural form of carryon.
- cartoons — Plural form of cartoon.
- casanova — Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
- casaubon — Isaac (izaak). 1559–1614, French Protestant theologian and classical scholar
- castagno — Andrea del [ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), (Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla) c1423–57, Florentine painter.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cavesson — a kind of hard noseband, used (esp formerly) in breaking a horse in
- censored — Having had objectionable content removed.
- centavos — Plural form of centavo.
- centimos — Plural form of centimo.
- centoist — a person who composes centos
- cernuous — (of some flowers or buds) drooping
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- chansons — Plural form of chanson.
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- chevrons — Plural form of chevron.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- chondrus — a protoctist genus that belongs to the family Gigartinaceae
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek