8-letter words containing c, o, n, e
- centroid — the centre of mass of an object of uniform density, esp of a geometric figure
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
- cerenkov — Pavel A [pah-vuh l;; Russian pah-vyil] /ˈpɑ vəl;; Russian ˈpɑ vyɪl/ (Show IPA), 1904–1990, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1958.
- cernuous — (of some flowers or buds) drooping
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- chaconne — a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- charneco — a type of sweet wine originating from Portugal
- cheat on — If someone cheats on their husband, wife, or partner, they have a sexual relationship with another person.
- check on — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- cheer on — When you cheer someone on, you shout loudly in order to encourage them, for example when they are taking part in a game.
- chenopod — any flowering plant of the family Chenopodiaceae, which includes the beet, mangel-wurzel, spinach, and goosefoot
- chevrons — Plural form of chevron.
- chevrony — showing or displaying chevrons
- chinbone — the front part of the jawbone that constitutes the chin
- chlorine — Chlorine is a strong-smelling gas that is used to clean water and to make cleaning products.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- chowline — A line of people waiting for food.
- chromene — a compound derived from plants, used as an insecticide
- chroneme — A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.
- cicerone — a person who conducts and informs sightseers; a tour guide
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- clonebot — (chat) (Or "clone") A bot meant to replicate itself en masse on a talk network (generally IRC). A bot appears on the network as several agents, and then carries out some task, typically that of flooding another user. Compare ghost.
- close in — If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.
- close-in — near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city: The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.
- clownery — clownish behavior.
- cloyment — satiety
- co-owned — to own jointly with another: a building I co-owned with my brother.
- co-owner — a person who is one of the joint owners of something
- coachmen — Plural form of coachman.
- coagency — a joint agency
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.
- coalmine — a system of excavations made for the extraction of coal
- coattend — to attend jointly
- cocinera — (in Mexico) a female cook
- cocinero — a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- cockayne — a fabled land of luxury and idleness.
- cockneys — Plural form of cockney.
- cocooned — If someone is cocooned in blankets or clothes, they are completely wrapped in them.
- codename — Alternative spelling of code name.
- codesign — to design jointly
- coendure — to endure together
- coenurus — an encysted larval form of the tapeworm Multiceps, containing many encapsulated heads. In sheep it can cause the gid, and when eaten by dogs it develops into several adult forms
- coenzyme — a nonprotein organic molecule that forms a complex with certain enzymes and is essential for their activity
- coercing — Present participle of coerce.
- coercion — Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
- coextend — to extend or cause to extend equally in space or time
- coffined — Simple past tense and past participle of coffin.