8-letter words containing c, r, y, o
- copyread — to subedit
- coquetry — flirtation
- corduroy — Corduroy is thick cotton cloth with parallel raised lines on the outside.
- cornetcy — the commission or rank of a cornet
- coronary — Coronary means belonging or relating to the heart.
- corsetry — the making of or dealing in corsets
- corybant — a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele
- coryphee — leading dancer of a corps de ballet
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- counthry — Irish eye dialect spelling of country.
- countrey — Archaic spelling of country.
- courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
- courtney — a feminine and masculine name
- courtsey — Archaic spelling of curtsey.
- cousinry — a collection of cousins
- coventry — a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)
- coverley — Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele.
- covertly — concealed; secret; disguised.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- cowardry — Lb uncommon Cowardice.
- cowberry — a creeping ericaceous evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of N temperate and arctic regions, with pink or red flowers and edible slightly acid berries
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- crayoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crayon.
- croakily — In a croaky manner.
- crockery — Crockery is the plates, cups, saucers, and dishes that you use at meals.
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crookery — illegal or dishonest activity
- crossway — a junction
- croupily — in a croupy manner
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- cry down — to belittle; disparage
- cry foul — If you cry foul, you claim that someone, especially an opponent or rival, has acted illegally or unfairly.
- cry wolf — If someone cries wolf, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem.
- cryobank — a facility for storing living tissue, such as sperm, embryos, cells, etc, at a low temperature
- cryogens — Plural form of cryogen.
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- cryology — the study of snow and ice.
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cryonics — the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
- cryostat — an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature
- cryotron — a miniature switch working at the temperature of liquid helium and depending for its action on the production and destruction of superconducting properties in the conductor
- curatory — the office of a curator
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- cyrtosis — Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- docherty — Pete. born 1979, English rock musician and songwriter; member of The Libertines (1997–2004) and Babyshambles (from 2005)
- dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
- doctorly — having the qualities or characteristics of a doctor
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- dry dock — A dry dock is a dock from which water can be removed so that ships or boats can be built or repaired.