8-letter words containing ce
- cercopid — any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae; a froghopper
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- cerebric — pertaining to or derived from the brain.
- cerebro- — indicating the brain
- cerebrum — the anterior portion of the brain of vertebrates, consisting of two lateral hemispheres joined by a thick band of fibres: the dominant part of the brain in man, associated with intellectual function, emotion, and personality
- cerement — any burial clothes
- ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
- cerenkov — Pavel A [pah-vuh l;; Russian pah-vyil] /ˈpɑ vəl;; Russian ˈpɑ vyɪl/ (Show IPA), 1904–1990, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1958.
- cereuses — Plural form of cereus.
- cernauti — a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- cernuous — (of some flowers or buds) drooping
- cerotype — a process for preparing a printing plate by engraving a wax-coated copper plate and then using this as a mould for an electrotype
- cerritos — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 51,000
- certeine — Archaic spelling of certain.
- cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
- cerulein — a bright blue dyestuff obtained from indigo
- cervelas — a French garlic sausage
- cervelat — a smoked sausage made from pork and beef
- cervezas — beer.
- cervical — Cervical means relating to the cervix.
- cervices — cervix
- cervico- — cervical
- cervicum — the flexible region between the prothorax and head in insects
- cesarean — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- cesarian — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- cessavit — (UK, legal, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- cesspipe — a waste pipe, especially one discharging from a cesspool.
- cesspits — Plural form of cesspit.
- cesspool — A cesspool is the same as a cesspit.
- cestodes — Plural form of cestode.
- cetacean — Cetaceans are animals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
- cetaceum — spermaceti.
- ceterach — any of a genus of ferns characterized by scales found on the underside of the fronds
- cetology — the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales (cetaceans)
- cevennes — a mountain range in S central France, on the SE edge of the Massif Central. Highest peak: 1754 m (5755 ft)
- cextract — (programming, tool) A C prototype extractor by Adam Bryant <[email protected]>. cextract can generate header files for large multi-file C programs, and will automatically generate prototypes for all of the functions in such a program. It can also generate a sorted list of all functions and their locations. cextract version 1.7 works with both ANSI C and K&R C and runs under Unix and VMS. Posted to comp.sources.reviewed.
- chaliced — (of plants) having cup-shaped flowers
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chancels — Plural form of chancel.
- chancers — Plural form of chancer.
- chancery — In Britain, the Chancery or Chancery Division is the Lord Chancellor's court, which is a division of the High Court of Justice.
- chauncey — a masculine name
- choc-ice — A choc-ice is a small block of ice cream covered in chocolate.
- choicely — With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
- choicest — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- cicerone — a person who conducts and informs sightseers; a tour guide
- clarence — a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, having a glass front
- clemence — (obsolete) clemency.
- clubface — the face of a golf club