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6-letter words containing c, o, r, n

  • coring — Coring is taking a cylindrical sample of a reservoir using a special drill bit and barrel.
  • cornea — The cornea is the transparent skin covering the outside of your eye.
  • corned — (esp of beef) cooked and then preserved or pickled in salt or brine, now often canned
  • cornel — any cornaceous plant of the genus Cornus, such as the dogwood and dwarf cornel
  • corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
  • cornet — A cornet is a musical instrument of the brass family that looks like a small trumpet.
  • cornin — (organic compound) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (Cornus florida), as a white crystalline substance; cornic acid.
  • cornua — a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
  • cornus — any member of the genus Cornus, such as dogwood
  • corona — The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
  • corrin — (chemistry) a molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt containing vitamin cobalamin.
  • cortin — an adrenal cortex extract containing cortisone and other hormones
  • coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.
  • corwin — Norman (Lewis) 1910–2011, U.S. radio and stage dramatist and novelist.
  • cranko — John. 1927–73, British choreographer, born in South Africa: director of the Stuttgart Ballet (1961–73)
  • craton — a stable part of the earth's continental crust or lithosphere that has not been deformed significantly for many millions, even hundreds of millions, of years
  • crayon — A crayon is a pencil containing coloured wax or clay, or a rod of coloured wax used for drawing.
  • crepon — a thin material made of fine wool or silk, or both
  • cronel — The iron head of a tilting spear.
  • crones — Plural form of crone.
  • cronet — the coronet of a horse's hoof or the hair which grows over this area
  • cronic — very potent marijuana.
  • cronin — A(rchibald) J(oseph). 1896–1981, British novelist and physician. His works include Hatter's Castle (1931), The Judas Tree (1961), and Dr Finlay's Casebook, a TV series based on his medical experiences
  • cronje — Hansie, full name Wessel Johannes Cronje (1969–2002); South African cricketer. He captained South Africa (1994–2000); banned for life from cricket for match-fixing in 2001
  • cronus — a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him
  • cronut — A pastry which combines characteristics of a croissant and a doughnut.
  • cronyn — Hume, 1911–2003, Canadian actor in the U.S.
  • croons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croon.
  • croony — Characterized by crooning.
  • croton — any shrub or tree of the chiefly tropical euphorbiaceous genus Croton, esp C. tiglium, the seeds of which yield croton oil
  • crowne — Obsolete spelling of crown.
  • crowns — Plural form of crown.
  • curnow — (Thomas) Allen (Monro). 1911–2001, New Zealand poet and anthologist
  • curzon — Sir Clifford. 1907–82, English pianist
  • dacron — a synthetic polyester fiber or a washable, wrinkle-resistant fabric made from it
  • dracon — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
  • earcon — a short, organized sound sequence that stands for an object or an incident
  • encore — Give or call for a repeated or additional performance of (an item) at the end of a concert.
  • franco — Francisco (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco-Bahamonde"El Caudillo") 1892–1975, Spanish military leader and dictator: chief of state 1939–47; regent of the kingdom of Spain 1947–75.
  • garcon — (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
  • incorp — incorporated
  • ionarc — Indian Ocean National Association for Regional Cooperation
  • ironic — using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark.
  • macron — a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
  • micron — Micron Electronics, Inc.
  • narco- — Narco- is added to words to form new words that relate to illegal narcotics.
  • narcos — Plural form of narco.
  • necro- — indicating death, a dead body, or dead tissue
  • necros — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of necro.
  • nereco — NEtwork REmote COmmunications.
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