8-letter words containing f, r, o
- cefaclor — a cephalosporin antibiotic, C 15 H 14 ClN 3 O 4 , used in the treatment of infections.
- chamfron — a piece of armour for a horse's head
- chanfron — a piece of plate armor for defending a horse's head.
- clear of — If something or someone is a certain amount clear of a competitor, they are that amount ahead of them in a competition or race.
- clifford — a masculine name: dim. Cliff
- codifier — to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code.
- cofactor — a number associated with an element in a square matrix, equal to the determinant of the matrix formed by removing the row and column in which the element appears from the given determinant
- coffered — decorated with coffers
- cofiring — combustion of two different types of fuel at the same time
- coiffeur — a hairdresser
- coiffure — A person's coiffure is their hairstyle.
- coliform — relating to the bacilli that are present in the intestines of humans and invertebrate animals
- colorful — Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors.
- come for — If people such as soldiers or police come for you, they come to find you, usually in order to harm you or take you away, for example to prison.
- comforts — things that make life easier and more pleasant
- conferee — a person who takes part in a conference
- conferva — any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water
- confider — to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed by in): She confides in no one but her husband.
- confiner — One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
- confirme — Obsolete spelling of confirm.
- confirms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm.
- conforms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conform.
- confrere — colleague
- confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- confuser — One who or that which confuses.
- confuter — A person who confutes.
- conifers — Plural form of conifer.
- coniform — shaped like a cone
- cookfire — A fire used for cooking food.
- copurify — (of a compound) to purify, and be purified by, another compound
- corn-fed — fed on corn, esp maize
- cornflag — a gladiolus, any iridaceous plant of the genus Gladiolus
- cornific — producing horns
- cornloft — a loft for storing corn
- cranford — a township in NE New Jersey.
- crawford — Joan, real name Lucille le Sueur. 1908–77, US film actress, who portrayed ambitious women in such films as Mildred Pierce (1945)
- cream of — creamed purée of
- crofters — Plural form of crofter.
- crofting — In Scotland, crofting is the activity of farming on small pieces of land.
- crowfoot — any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
- 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.
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- dartford — a town in SE England, in NW Kent. Pop: 56 818 (2001)
- defector — A defector is someone who leaves their country, political party, or other group, and joins an opposing country, party, or group.
- defensor — One who defends; a defender.
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- deflower — to despoil of beauty, innocence, etc; mar; violate
- defoamer — anything which removes foam or prevents foam from forming