8-letter words containing a, n, c, o
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- chaconne — a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass
- 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
- chamfron — a piece of armour for a horse's head
- chamonix — a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9514 (2006)
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- chanfron — a piece of plate armor for defending a horse's head.
- changkol — A type of hoe.
- chansons — Plural form of chanson.
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- charango — an Andean ten-stringed instrument of the lute family
- 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
- charneco — a type of sweet wine originating from Portugal
- charonic — Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- chaudron — (obsolete) entrails.
- chaumont — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- chawdron — the entrails of an animal
- cheat on — If someone cheats on their husband, wife, or partner, they have a sexual relationship with another person.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- choaking — Present participle of choak.
- choanoid — (anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- chondral — of or relating to cartilage
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- chronaxy — Alternative form of chronaxie.
- cibation — the act of feeding
- ciclaton — an expensive cloth used in medieval times
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- cinchona — any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark
- cinnamon — Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food.
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
- 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.).