8-letter words containing c, o, d, a
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- doxastic — Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
- draconic — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- draconid — any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- drammock — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- dropback — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- dustcoat — a loose lightweight coat worn for early open motor-car riding
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- endocarp — The innermost layer of the pericarp that surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous (as in apples) or woody (as in the stone of a peach or cherry).
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- eurocard — A range of standard circuit board sizes. Normal double Eurocard = 233.4 x 160 mm Extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 220 mm Super extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 250 mm Hyper extended double Eurocard = 233.4 x 280 mm
- evocated — Simple past tense and past participle of evocate.
- facedown — with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- factored — Simple past tense and past participle of factor.
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
- fricando — fricandeau.
- gioconda — Mona Lisa.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
- hadronic — (physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
- hardcopy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- hardrock — the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
- hydropac — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Pacific Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- ice road — a temporary winter road built across ice or frozen ground
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- jack rod — a horizontal metal rod or tube to which an awning or other cloth may be seized to support it.
- lacewood — the quartersawed wood of the sycamore tree.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- laodicea — ancient name of Latakia.
- luchador — A person who competes in lucha libre wrestling.
- macropod — A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies.
- maddocks — Plural form of maddock.
- mancando — in a fading manner
- mandioca — cassava.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- mcdonald — David John, 1902–79, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1952–65.