8-letter words containing d, a, r, c
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- chordata — the phylum comprising the chordates.
- chordate — any animal of the phylum Chordata, including the vertebrates and protochordates, characterized by a notochord, dorsal tubular nerve cord, and pharyngeal gill slits
- chresard — the amount of water present in the soil that is available to plants
- citrated — treated with a citrate
- cityward — towards a city
- clamored — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clarinda — a female given name, form of Clara.
- clochard — a tramp
- clorinda — a female given name.
- cnidaria — an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- coadmire — to admire together
- coalyard — an enclosed or open area used for the storage of coal
- colander — A colander is a container in the shape of a bowl with holes in it which you wash or drain food in.
- cold war — The Cold War was the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War.
- coleader — a fellow leader
- collards — A cabbage of a variety that does not develop a heart.
- collared — the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- colorado — a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
- compadre — a male friend
- compared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
- comrades — A companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization.
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- conrad i — died a.d. 918, king of Germany 911–918.
- copyread — to subedit
- coracoid — a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process) on the scapula
- cordelia — a feminine name
- cordials — Plural form of cordial.
- cordovan — a fine leather now made principally from horsehide, isolated from the skin layers above and below it and tanned
- cordwain — cordovan leather
- cornland — the type of land that is suitable for growing corn or grain
- coronado — Franˈcisˈco Vásquez de (fʀɑnˈðisˈkɔ vɑskɛð ðɛ) ; fränthēsˈk^ō väsˈketh the) 1510?-54?; Sp. explorer of what is now the Southwest in the U.S.
- corraded — Simple past tense and past participle of corrade.
- corrades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrade.
- corridas — Plural form of corrida.
- cortland — a variety of large, dark-red apple
- costards — Plural form of costard.
- couraged — Having a specified form or amount of courage.
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cournand — André (Frederic). 1895–1988, US physician, born in France: shared the 1956 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for his work on heart catheterization
- 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.
- crabwood — a tropical American meliaceous tree, Carapa guianensis
- crackled — Simple past tense and past participle of crackle.
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- cramdown — (legal) A court settlement in bankruptcy in which creditors receive less than they were owed.
- crandall — Prudence, 1803–90, U.S. educator and civil-rights activist.
- cranford — a township in NE New Jersey.
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks