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8-letter words containing c, o, r, a

  • cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
  • cupboard — A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
  • curassow — any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers
  • curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
  • curators — Plural form of curator.
  • curatory — the office of a curator
  • dad rock — a type of classic rock music that tends to appeal to adults, often played by middle-aged musicians
  • dalcroze — Jaques-Dalcroze.
  • damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
  • deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
  • decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
  • 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.
  • dicaprio — Leonardo. born 1974, US film actor; his films include Romeo and Juliet (1996), Titanic (1997), Gangs of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), and Django Unchained (2012)
  • dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
  • dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
  • dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
  • 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.
  • doctoral — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
  • dogcarts — Plural form of dogcart.
  • dome car — a railroad passenger car having a dome in its roof. Compare dome (def 7).
  • doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
  • dormancy — the state of being dormant.
  • 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.
  • dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
  • eat crow — any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
  • eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
  • echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
  • ecofreak — a zealous or overly zealous environmentalist or preservationist.
  • ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
  • educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
  • encroach — Intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
  • 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).
  • erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
  • escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
  • escarole — An endive of a variety with broad undivided leaves and a slightly bitter flavor, used in salads.
  • escolars — Plural form of escolar.
  • escorial — a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584
  • 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
  • eurocrat — European Union official
  • evocator — Someone who evokes.
  • exocarps — Plural form of exocarp.
  • f factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
  • f-factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
  • facework — The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
  • factored — Simple past tense and past participle of factor.
  • falconer — a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
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