8-letter words containing t, e, s, c
- crustose — having a crustlike appearance
- crutches — Plural form of crutch.
- csg-tree — (graphics) (Or "status tree"?) An approach used in ray tracing to evaluate constructive solid geometry structures.
- culottes — Culottes are knee-length women's trousers that look like a skirt.
- cultures — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- culverts — Plural form of culvert.
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- curettes — Plural form of curette.
- currents — Plural form of current.
- curtises — Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curtness — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- curtsied — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- curtsies — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- cushiest — Superlative form of cushy.
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
- custodes — plural of custos.
- customed — accustomed; inured
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- cuteness — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- cuticles — Plural form of cuticle.
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.
- cutpurse — a thief who stole purses by cutting them from the belts to which they were attached
- cutscene — (in computer games) a scene that develops the story line and is often shown on completion of a certain level, or when the player’s character dies.
- cuttiest — cut short; short; stubby.
- cuvettes — Plural form of cuvette.
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cytaster — aster.
- 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
- cytosome — the body of a cell excluding its nucleus
- decidest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of decide.
- decreets — Plural form of decreet.
- decrypts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrypt.
- deficits — the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- deflects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflect.
- deictics — Logic. proving directly.
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- descants — Plural form of descant.
- descents — Plural form of descent.
- descript — Archaic form of described.
- desecate — (obsolete) To cut, as with a scythe; to mow.
- deselect — (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
- desertic — (of soil) developing in hot, dry climates
- despatch — dispatch
- despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
- destruct — to destroy (one's own missile or rocket) for safety
- detaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detach.
- detracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.