8-letter words containing c, o, m, r
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- cromlech — a circle of prehistoric standing stones
- cromorna — a reed stop in an organ giving an oboe-like tone
- cromorne — crumhorn.
- crompton — Richmal, full name Richmal Crompton Lamburn. 1890–1969, British children's author, best known for her Just William stories
- cromwell — Oliver. 1599–1658, English general and statesman. A convinced Puritan, he was an effective leader of the parliamentary army in the Civil War. After the execution of Charles I he quelled the Royalists in Scotland and Ireland, and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1653–58)
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crossarm — a horizontal bar or arm
- crossman — Richard (Howard Stafford). 1907–74, British Labour politician. His diaries, published posthumously as the Crossman Papers (1975), revealed details of cabinet discussions
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crow jim — reverse racism; racism by Black people against White people
- crumhorn — a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- cutworms — Plural form of cutworm.
- damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- democrat — A Democrat is a member or supporter of a particular political party which has the word 'democrat' or 'democratic' in its title, for example the Democratic Party in the United States.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- docmaker — (text, tool, product) An application for the Apple Macintosh which creates stand-alone, self-running document files. It features scrollable and re-sizable windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, full printing capability, and links to other software and information. Companies such as Federal Express, GTE, Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Computer and Aladdin use DOCMaker to distribute disk-based documentation with their products.
- dome car — a railroad passenger car having a dome in its roof. Compare dome (def 7).
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- drammock — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- drummock — drammock.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- ecomorph — A local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment.
- ectoderm — the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
- ectomere — any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- emictory — relating to emiction, the passing of urine
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- homecare — The care and maintenance of one's home.
- hormetic — of or relating to hormesis
- hormonic — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- inchworm — measuringworm.
- incomber — Archaic form of encumber.
- incomers — Plural form of incomer.
- incoterm — Alternative case form of Incoterm.
- intercom — an intercommunication system.
- isocryme — a line on a map connecting points that have the same temperature during the coldest period of a year
- isomeric — of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- jim crow — racial segregation
- jim-crow — favoring or supporting Jim Crow.
- jumprock — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Moxostoma, of the southeastern U.S.
- lt comdr — Lieutenant Commander