8-letter words containing y, e, t
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chattery — to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
- cheatery — the act of cheating or deceiving
- chertsey — a town in S England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop: 10 323 (2001)
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- chutneys — Plural form of chutney.
- cityfied — made into a city.
- citywide — Citywide activities or situations happen or exist in all parts of a city.
- clackety — A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- cloyment — satiety
- clustery — Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
- cluttery — full of clutter
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- clysters — Plural form of clyster.
- cogently — convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- cometary — a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- conceity — full of conceit
- copyedit — to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
- copyleft — a form of licensing that imposes fewer restrictions on the use of a work than copyright
- coquetry — flirtation
- cornetcy — the commission or rank of a cornet
- corsetry — the making of or dealing in corsets
- costumey — resembling a costume and therefore unrealistic
- cottagey — of or resembling a cottage
- countrey — Archaic spelling of country.
- courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
- courtney — a feminine and masculine name
- courtsey — Archaic spelling of curtsey.
- coventry — a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)
- covertly — concealed; secret; disguised.
- creatify — To edit, rewrite, and/or revise standard text using creative writing tools and techniques.
- crickety — Of or pertaining to crickets.
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cyberpet — an electronic toy that simulates the activities of a pet, requiring the owner to feed, discipline, and entertain it
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cytaster — aster.
- cytherea — Aphrodite
- cytidine — a nucleoside formed by the condensation of cytosine and ribose
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytogeny — (biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis.
- cytokine — any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon
- 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
- dancetty — having a zigzag pattern
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)