8-letter words containing ce
- bowgrace — a fender or pad used to protect the bows of a vessel from ice.
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- bracelet — A bracelet is a chain or band, usually made of metal, which you wear around your wrist as jewellery.
- brattice — a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- bromance — A bromance is a close but not sexual relationship between two men.
- brucella — any of a genus of nonmotile bacteria that cause brucellosis
- bucellas — a Portuguese white wine
- buoyance — the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.
- caboceer — (formerly) an African native appointed by his leader to supply European slave traders with slaves
- cadenced — having or marked by a rhythmical cadence: the cadenced steps of marching troops.
- cadences — Plural form of cadence.
- caducean — relating to a caduceus
- caduceus — a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods
- calceate — to shoe
- caliceal — (botany) Relating to a calyx.
- calyceal — calycine
- canceled — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
- canceler — A device used to cancel something, especially one that makes a cancellation on a postage stamp.
- cancelli — strips that form a latticework
- cancered — affected by cancer
- caprices — Plural form of caprice.
- carapace — A carapace is the protective shell on the back of some animals such as tortoises or crabs.
- carceral — relating to a prison
- cecropia — A fast-growing tropical American tree, typically among the first to colonize a cleared area. Many cecropias have a symbiotic relationship with ants.
- cecropin — an antimicrobial peptide originally derived from an American moth
- cedillas — Plural form of cedilla.
- cefaclor — a cephalosporin antibiotic, C 15 H 14 ClN 3 O 4 , used in the treatment of infections.
- cei-pact — Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
- ceilidhs — Plural form of ceilidh.
- ceilings — Plural form of ceiling.
- ceinture — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- celature — the art of embossing metal.
- celeriac — a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, with a large turnip-like root, used as a vegetable
- celerity — rapidity; swiftness; speed
- celestas — Plural form of celesta.
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- cell sap — the watery fluid within the central vacuole of a plant cell.
- cellared — Simple past tense and past participle of cellar.
- cellarer — a monastic official responsible for food, drink, etc
- cellaret — a case, cabinet, or sideboard with compartments for holding wine bottles
- cellfish — using a mobile phone in a way that disregards the wishes of other people
- cellists — Plural form of cellist.
- cellmate — In a prison, someone's cellmate is the person they share their cell with.
- celloist — (rare) synonym of cellist.
- cellular — Cellular means relating to the cells of animals or plants.
- cemented — any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- cementer — A person who applies cement.
- cementum — a thin bonelike tissue that covers the dentine in the root of a tooth