8-letter words containing l, y, o
- clonally — (chiefly, botany) By means of asexual reproduction. (from 20th c.).
- close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- cloudily — In a cloudy way.
- clovelly — a village in SW England, in Devon on the Bristol Channel: famous for its steep cobbled streets: tourism, fishing. Pop: 472 (2001)
- clownery — clownish behavior.
- cloyless — not cloying
- cloyment — satiety
- cloysome — having a cloying nature
- 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
- codology — the art or practice of bluffing or deception
- coemploy — to employ together
- cogently — convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- coitally — in the manner of coitus
- colliery — A colliery is a coal mine and all the buildings and equipment which are connected with it.
- colloquy — a formal conversation or conference
- colonsay — an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Area: about 41 sq km (16 sq miles)
- 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.
- colotomy — a colonic incision
- comelily — in a comely manner
- commonly — usually; ordinarily
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- condyles — Plural form of condyle.
- connelly — Marc(us Cook) 1890–1980, U.S. dramatist.
- connolly — Billy. born 1942, Scottish comedian, musician, and actor: his films include Mrs Brown (1997)
- convexly — having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave (def 1).
- conveyal — the act or means of conveying
- cooingly — In a cooing way.
- cool guy — man: likeable
- copyable — able to be copied
- copygirl — a girl employed by a newspaper or broadcast news office to carry copy and run errands
- copyhold — a tenure less than freehold of land in England evidenced by a copy of the Court roll
- copyleft — a form of licensing that imposes fewer restrictions on the use of a work than copyright
- costally — in a costal manner
- cotyloid — shaped like a cup
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- 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.
- cow lily — spatterdock.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- coyishly — in a coyish manner
- croakily — In a croaky manner.
- croupily — in a croupy manner
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- 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.
- 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.
- cyclitol — an alicyclic compound