8-letter words containing c, r, y
- chrystal — Obsolete spelling of crystal.
- chummery — (India) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the w British Raj.
- churchly — appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs
- chyluria — the presence of chyle in urine
- chytrids — Plural form of chytrid.
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- circuity — (of speech, reasoning, etc) a roundabout or devious quality
- circussy — characteristic of a circus
- citrussy — having or resembling the taste or colour of a citrus fruit
- cityward — towards a city
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- clayborn — a male given name.
- claymore — a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- clayware — pottery
- clearway — a stretch of road on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
- cleruchy — (in the ancient world) a special type of Athenian colony, in which settlers (cleruchs) retained their Athenian citizenship and the community remained a political dependency of Athens
- cleverly — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- clownery — clownish behavior.
- clustery — Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
- cluttery — full of clutter
- clysters — Plural form of clyster.
- co derry — County Londonderry
- coalyard — an enclosed or open area used for the storage of coal
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- cobblery — the occupation of shoemaking or shoemending
- colliery — A colliery is a coal mine and all the buildings and equipment which are connected with it.
- colorway — (arts) The scheme of two or more colors in which a design is available. It is often used to describe variegated or ombre (shades of one color) print yarns, fabric, or thread. It can also be applied to apparel, to wallpaper and other interior design motifs, and to specifications for printed materials such as magazines or newspapers.
- cometary — a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- congiary — (in ancient Rome) a gift from the emperor to the people or soldiers
- contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- conveyer — A conveyer is a device for moving large amounts of a solid.
- conveyor — a person or thing that conveys
- copurify — (of a compound) to purify, and be purified by, another compound
- copygirl — a girl employed by a newspaper or broadcast news office to carry copy and run errands
- 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