8-letter words containing c, o, t, e, a
- octeract — (mathematics) A eight-dimensional hypercube.
- opencast — (chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- oscitate — To gape; to yawn.
- osculate — to come into close contact or union.
- outcaper — to exceed in capering
- outcaste — (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- outcheat — to exceed in cheating
- outdance — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- outfaced — Simple past tense and past participle of outface.
- outpaced — Simple past tense and past participle of outpace.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- outplace — to provide outplacement for.
- outraced — Simple past tense and past participle of outrace.
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- overcoat — a short story (1842) by Gogol.
- pace out — If you pace out or pace off a distance, you measure it by walking from one end of it to the other.
- pea coat — A pea coat or a pea jacket is a short, double-breasted overcoat made of wool and worn especially by sailors.
- pectoral — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- recaptor — someone who recaptures something that had been taken
- rectoral — of or relating to God's rule
- redactor — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- relocate — to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
- retroact — to act in opposition; react.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- seacoast — the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- sectator — a member or follower of a sect
- sectoral — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- socrates — 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- sortance — suitableness
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stonecat — a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- taconite — a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- tax code — (in the UK) a code consisting of numbers and letters, which indicates to an employer how much tax should be deducted from an employee's pay
- tea cosy — A tea cosy is a soft knitted or fabric cover which you put over a teapot in order to keep the tea hot.
- tea cozy — cozy (def 5).