8-letter words containing et
- chavette — a young working-class woman whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
- cheetahs — Plural form of cheetah.
- chetumal — city in SE Mexico: capital of Quintana Roo state: pop. 38,000
- chevalet — the piece of wood in a musical instrument that the strings are stretched over and which passes on their movement or oscillation to the main part of the instrument
- cheveret — a small English table of the 18th century, having an oblong top, one or two rows of drawers, and slender legs joined near the bottom by a shelf.
- chicklet — A small or young chick.
- chigetai — a variety of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus, of Mongolia
- chip set — (hardware) A collection of integrated circuits that are designed to be used together for some specific purpose. E.g. control circuitry in an IBM PC.
- chipsets — Plural form of chipset.
- chooseth — Archaic third-person singular form of choose.
- chouette — a variation of a two-handed game, as backgammon, allowing the participation of three or more persons, in which one player accepts the bets of all the others on the outcome of a game between that player and one other active player, who is permitted to receive advice from the nonplayers.
- chretien — (Joseph Jacques) Jean. born 1934, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- circlets — Plural form of circlet.
- circulet — Obsolete form of circlet.
- clackety — A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
- clap-net — a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- clavinet — An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.
- cleaneth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clean.
- cleaveth — Archaic third-person singular form of cleave.
- closeted — If you are closeted with someone, you are talking privately to them.
- cloudlet — a small cloud
- clubfeet — Plural form of clubfoot.
- collaret — a small collar
- colleted — a collar or enclosing band.
- colletid — (zoology) Any member of the Colletidae.
- collette — Toni, full name Antonia Collette. born 1972, Australian film actress. Her films include Muriel's Wedding (1994), The Sixth Sense (1999) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- 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.
- comether — the act of persuading or coaxing
- competed — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- competer — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- competes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compete.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- completo — (slang) A hot dog with the works.
- concetto — a conceit or ingenious thought
- concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
- confetti — Confetti is small pieces of coloured paper that people throw over the bride and bridegroom at a wedding.
- confetto — a sweetmeat
- congreet — (of two or more people) to greet one another
- coquetry — flirtation
- coquette — A coquette is a woman who behaves in a coquettish way.
- cornetcy — the commission or rank of a cornet
- cornetto — A woodwind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, typically curved, with finger holes and a cup -shaped mouthpiece.
- coronets — Plural form of coronet.
- corselet — a piece of armour for the top part of the body
- corseted — A woman who is corseted is wearing a corset.
- corsetry — the making of or dealing in corsets
- corslets — Plural form of corslet.
- corvette — A corvette is a small fast warship that is used to protect other ships from attack.