7-letter words containing c, r, o, u
- corylus — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Corylus of the Betulaceae family (or the Corylaceae family, depending on the botanist), which bear nuts and are found in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere
- cothurn — A buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage.
- coucher — the worker who transfers sheets of wet pulp to the couch.
- cougars — A large American wild cat with a plain tawny to grayish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia.
- cougher — A person who coughs.
- couleur — (card games) A suit of cards, in certain French card games.
- couloir — a deep gully on a mountain side, esp in the French Alps
- coulter — a blade or sharp-edged disc attached to a plough so that it cuts through the soil vertically in advance of the ploughshare
- counter — In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
- country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
- coupler — a link or rod transmitting power between two rotating mechanisms or a rotating part and a reciprocating part
- coupure — a trench or palisade made by a besieged force behind a breach in their defences
- courage — Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.
- courant — a courante
- courbet — Gustave (ɡystav). 1819–77, French painter, a leader of the realist movement; noted for his depiction of contemporary life
- courche — (Scotland) A square piece of linen formerly worn by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.
- courier — A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another.
- courlan — limpkin
- coursed — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- courser — a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
- courses — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- coursey — (nautical) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
- courted — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- courter — a person who courts; a suitor
- courtly — You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
- couther — known or acquainted with.
- couture — Couture is the designing and making of expensive fashionable clothes, or the clothes themselves.
- coverup — an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- croesus — died ?546 bc, the last king of Lydia (560–546), noted for his great wealth
- crop up — If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- cropful — the quantity that can be held in a bird's crop
- cropout — A horse that has spotted coloration but whose sire and dam were both solid-coloured.
- croquet — Croquet is a game played on grass in which the players use long wooden sticks called mallets to hit balls through metal arches.
- croquis — a rough sketch of a live model
- croupon — a type of high quality leather obtained from the rear section of the hide
- crouton — Croutons are small pieces of toasted or fried bread that are added to soup just before you eat it.
- crunode — a point at which two branches of a curve intersect, each branch having a distinct tangent; node
- crusado — a former gold or silver coin of Portugal bearing on its reverse the figure of a cross
- cruzado — a former standard monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro
- cry out — If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain.
- cupolar — relating to or resembling a cupola
- cuprous — of or containing copper in the monovalent state
- cur dog — a worthless dog; mongrel.
- curacao — orange-flavoured liqueur
- curacoa — Dated form of cura\u00e7ao.
- curator — A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery.
- curiosa — curiosities
- curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
- cursors — Plural form of cursor.
- cursory — A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.