8-letter words containing c, e, r, y
- clysters — Plural form of clyster.
- co derry — County Londonderry
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- cobblery — the occupation of shoemaking or shoemending
- colliery — A colliery is a coal mine and all the buildings and equipment which are connected with it.
- cometary — a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- conveyer — A conveyer is a device for moving large amounts of a solid.
- conveyor — a person or thing that conveys
- copyread — to subedit
- coquetry — flirtation
- cornetcy — the commission or rank of a cornet
- corsetry — the making of or dealing in corsets
- coryphee — leading dancer of a corps de ballet
- countrey — Archaic spelling of country.
- courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
- courtney — a feminine and masculine name
- courtsey — Archaic spelling of curtsey.
- coventry — a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)
- coverley — Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele.
- covertly — concealed; secret; disguised.
- cowberry — a creeping ericaceous evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of N temperate and arctic regions, with pink or red flowers and edible slightly acid berries
- cranefly — A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs.
- cravenly — In a craven manner.
- crayoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crayon.
- creakily — creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
- creamery — A creamery is a place where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- creatify — To edit, rewrite, and/or revise standard text using creative writing tools and techniques.
- credibly — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- creepily — having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy ghost story.
- cresylic — of, concerned with, or containing creosote or cresol
- crickety — Of or pertaining to crickets.
- criseyde — Cressida
- crockery — Crockery is the plates, cups, saucers, and dishes that you use at meals.
- crookery — illegal or dishonest activity
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- cryogens — Plural form of cryogen.
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- curlycue — an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
- currency — The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
- curriery — the trade, work, or place of occupation of a currier
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cybering — Present participle of cyber.
- cyberpet — an electronic toy that simulates the activities of a pet, requiring the owner to feed, discipline, and entertain it
- cybersex — Cybersex involves using the Internet for sexual purposes, especially by exchanging sexual messages with another person.
- cyberwar — The use of computers to disrupt the activities of an enemy country, especially the deliberate attacking of communication systems.
- cyclecar — a light, open-air automobile with three or four wheels
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty