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8-letter words containing c, r, i, o, d

  • mediocer — Obsolete form of mediocre.
  • mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
  • mic drop — a gesture in which a person drops (or imitates the action of dropping) a handheld microphone to the ground as the finale to a speech or performance
  • mic-drop — the act of intentionally dropping one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.
  • microdot — a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
  • mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
  • muricoid — (zoology) Resembling or relating to the genus Murex or family Muricidae.
  • nocardia — any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
  • ochidore — a crab, variously the shore crab (Carcinus Maenas), spider crab (esp of the family Maioidea), or swimming crab (esp of the family Portunidae)
  • orcadian — a native or inhabitant of Orkney
  • orchido- — testicle
  • periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.
  • pickfordMary (Gladys Marie Smith) 1893–1979, U.S. motion-picture actress, born in Canada.
  • prosodic — the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
  • racemoid — racemic
  • recodify — to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
  • recoiled — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
  • rhodanic — of or relating to thiocyanic acid
  • richmond — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
  • rip cord — a cord on a parachute that, when pulled, opens the parachute for descent.
  • roderick — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “ruler.”.
  • sarcodic — pertaining to the sarcode or protoplasm of an animal
  • sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
  • sciuroid — sciurine.
  • scleroid — hard or indurated.
  • scombrid — any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
  • sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
  • tornadic — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
  • trichoid — resembling hair; hairlike.
  • trichord — a musical instrument with three strings
  • tripodic — having or using three feet or legs.
  • trochoid — Geometry. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ.
  • whipcord — a cotton, woolen, or worsted fabric with a steep, diagonally ribbed surface.
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