8-letter words containing c, r, o, t
- ornithic — of or relating to birds.
- orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- orthotic — Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- ostracod — seed shrimp.
- ostracon — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- outcaper — to exceed in capering
- outcharm — to exceed in charming
- outcrawl — to crawl further than or faster than
- outcrier — One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outcrops — Plural form of outcrop.
- outcross — to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
- outcrowd — to crowd out or exclude
- outcurse — to exceed in cursing
- outcurve — Baseball. a ball pitched so that it curves away from the batter. the course of such a ball.
- outmarch — to march faster or farther than.
- outprice — To sell at a lower price than (another seller).
- outraced — Simple past tense and past participle of outrace.
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- outscore — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- outtrick — to outdo in trickery
- 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.
- pectoral — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- perfecto — a rather thick, medium-sized cigar tapering almost down to a point at each end.
- periotic — surrounding the ear.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- piscator — fisherman.
- plectron — plectrum.
- pocketer — a person who pockets something
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- pot arch — an auxiliary furnace in which pots used in melting frit are preheated.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- procinct — the state of preparedness
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- protocal — (spelling) It's spelled "protocol".
- protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protonic — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- q factor — See Q (def 6).
- q-factor — See Q (def 6).
- r factor — a genetic component of some bacteria that provides resistance to antibiotics and can be transferred from one bacterium to another by conjugation.