7-letter words containing c, o
- caboose — On a freight train, a caboose is a small car, usually at the rear, in which the crew travels.
- cabover — of or denoting a truck or lorry in which the cab is over the engine
- cabrito — the flesh of a young goat, used as food
- cachous — Plural form of cachou.
- cacimbo — a heavy mist or drizzle that occurs in the Congo basin area, often accompanied by onshore winds.
- cacodyl — an oily poisonous liquid with a strong garlic smell; tetramethyldiarsine. Formula: [(CH3)2As]2
- cacoepy — bad or mistaken pronunciation
- cacolet — a seat or bed fitted to a mule for carrying the sick or wounded
- caconym — an erroneous name, esp in taxonomic classification
- cactoid — resembling a cactus
- caddoan — a family of Native American languages, including Pawnee, formerly spoken in a wide area of the Midwest, and probably distantly related to Siouan
- caedmon — fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- caetano — Marcello (marˈselu). 1906–80, prime minister of Portugal from 1968 until he was replaced by an army coup in 1974
- cagoule — a lightweight usually knee-length type of anorak
- cahokia — a city in SW Illinois.
- cahoots — partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot)
- caisson — a watertight chamber open at the bottom and containing air under pressure, used to carry out construction work under water
- cajoled — Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
- cajoler — A person who cajoles; a flatterer.
- cajoles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cajole.
- calaloo — Alternative spelling of callaloo.
- calando — (to be performed) with gradually decreasing tone and speed
- caldron — a large kettle or boiler
- caledon — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.
- calhoun — John Caldwell1782-1850; U.S. statesman: vice president (1825-32)
- call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
- callboy — a person who notifies actors when it is time to go on stage
- callose — a carbohydrate, a polymer of glucose, found in plants, esp in the sieve tubes
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- callout — (communication) Outward bound telephone calls.
- callows — Plural form of callow.
- calomel — a colourless tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, esp as a cathartic. Formula: Hg2Cl2
- caloric — Caloric means relating to calories.
- calorie — Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories.
- calotte — a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy
- caloyer — a monk of the Greek Orthodox Church, esp of the Basilian Order
- caltrop — any tropical or subtropical plant of the zygophyllaceous genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia that have spiny burs or bracts
- calvino — Italo. 1923–85, Italian novelist and short-story writer. His works include Our Ancestors (1960) and Invisible Cities (1972)
- calvous — lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
- calydon — ancient city in S Aetolia, central Greece
- calypso — A calypso is a song about a current subject, sung in a style which originally comes from the West Indies.
- calzone — a dish of Italian origin consisting of pizza dough folded over a filling of cheese and tomatoes, herbs, ham, etc
- camacho — Manuel Ávila [mah-nwel ah-vee-lah] /mɑˈnwɛl ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA). Manuel Avila Camacho.
- camaron — a freshwater crustacean resembling the crayfish
- camauro — a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- cambion — Lb mythology The offspring of an incubus and a human.
- camcord — (rare, transitive) To record using a camcorder.
- camelot — (in Arthurian legend) the English town where King Arthur's palace and court were situated
- cameron — David (William Donald). born 1966, British politician; leader of the Conservative party 2005–16; prime minister 2010–16
- cammock — The spiny restharrow, Ononis spinosa, a plant with long, hard, crooked roots.