8-letter words containing ns
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- bjornson — Björnstjerne [byœrn-styer-nuh] /ˈbyœrnˌstyɛr nə/ (Show IPA), 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, novelist, and playwright: Nobel Prize 1903.
- bjørnson — Bjørnstjerne (ˈbjɜːnstjɛənə; Norwegian ˈbjørnstjernə). 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist, theatre director, and newspaper editor; mainly remembered for social dramas, such as The Bankrupt (1875): Nobel prize for literature 1903
- bodensee — Constance2 (sense 2)
- bonspiel — a curling match
- bourbons — a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, Spain 1700–1931, and Naples 1735–1806, 1815–60.
- brahmins — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- brownson — Orestes Augustus, 1803–76, U.S. writer.
- burnside — land along the side of a burn
- by turns — You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.
- c (ansi) — ANSI C
- caissons — Plural form of caisson.
- caldrons — Plural form of caldron (Alternative spelling of cauldrons).
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- canstick — a candlestick
- canteens — Plural form of canteen.
- capelins — Plural form of capelin.
- capstans — Plural form of capstan.
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- caravans — Plural form of caravan.
- carbarns — Plural form of carbarn.
- carryons — Plural form of carryon.
- cartoons — Plural form of cartoon.
- caterans — Plural form of cateran.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- censored — Having had objectionable content removed.
- censured — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- censurer — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- censures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of censure.
- censused — an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- censuses — Plural form of census.
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainsaw — a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
- chansons — Plural form of chanson.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- cheapens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen.
- chevrons — Plural form of chevron.
- chickens — Plural form of chicken.
- chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chronons — Plural form of chronon.
- cisterns — Plural form of cistern.
- cistrons — Plural form of cistron.
- citizens — a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from alien).
- citterns — Plural form of cittern.
- clachans — Plural form of clachan.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain