8-letter words containing a, l, o, n
- cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
- caulonia — a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
- chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
- changkol — A type of hoe.
- charlton — Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton. born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chondral — of or relating to cartilage
- ciclaton — an expensive cloth used in medieval times
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clangbox — a device fitted to a jet-engine to change the direction of thrust
- clangors — Plural form of clangor.
- clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- clarkson — Thomas. 1760–1846, British campaigner for the abolition of slavery
- clayborn — a male given name.
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- cloaking — Present participle of cloak.
- clonally — (chiefly, botany) By means of asexual reproduction. (from 20th c.).
- clorinda — a female given name.
- coalmine — a system of excavations made for the extraction of coal
- cogenial — Alternative spelling of congenial.
- cola nut — any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks
- colamine — ethanolamine.
- colander — A colander is a container in the shape of a bowl with holes in it which you wash or drain food in.
- colatina — a city in SE Brazil.
- colation — The act of straining or filtering; filtration.
- colinear — collinear.
- collagen — Collagen is a protein that is found in the bodies of people and animals. It is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics or is injected into the face in cosmetic surgery, in order to make the skin look younger.
- colonial — Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- colonias — (in the southwestern U.S.) a city neighborhood or a rural settlement inhabited predominantly by Mexicans or Mexican Americans.
- colonsay — an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Area: about 41 sq km (16 sq miles)
- colorant — A colorant is a substance that is used to give something a particular color.
- coltrane — John (William). 1926–67, US jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer
- columnal — of, like, or relating to a column
- columnar — shaped like a column.
- columnea — any plant belonging to the genus Columnea, a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae, with bright red, yellow, or orange tubular flowers and glossy leaves
- communal — Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society.
- complain — to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
- conarial — of or relating to the conarium
- conceals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceal.
- conclave — A conclave is a meeting at which the discussions are kept secret. The meeting which is held to elect a new Pope is called a conclave.
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- conepatl — a hog-nosed skunk
- conflate — If you conflate two or more descriptions or ideas, or if they conflate, you combine them in order to produce a single one.
- confocal — having a common focus or common foci
- congeals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congeal.