8-letter words containing n, c, m
- con game — a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
- con moto — (to be performed) in a brisk or lively manner
- con--man — a person who swindles others by means of a confidence game; swindler.
- conarium — the pineal gland
- condemns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condemn.
- 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.
- conidium — an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium
- coniform — shaped like a cone
- consomme — Consommé is a thin, clear soup, usually made from meat juices.
- consumed — If you are consumed with a feeling or idea, it affects you very strongly indeed.
- consumer — A consumer is a person who buys things or uses services.
- consumes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consume.
- consumpt — expenditure on goods and services for personal use
- contempo — contemporary
- contempt — If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
- coolamon — a shallow dish of wood or bark, used for carrying water
- coramine — a drug, C10H14N2O, which is a circulatory stimulant and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, hence preventing its use by athletes
- cornmeal — Cornmeal is a powder made from maize. It is used in cooking.
- cornmill — a mill for making flour
- cornmoth — a moth, Tinea granella, whose larvae feed on grain
- cornworm — a cornmoth larva
- coronium — a hypothetical element whose existence was proposed in the 19th century to explain a green line seen in the solar coronal spectrum; this is now known to be highly-ionized iron and nickel
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- corpsmen — U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- corundum — a white, grey, blue, green, red, yellow, or brown mineral, found in metamorphosed shales and limestones, in veins, and in some igneous rocks. It is used as an abrasive and as gemstone; the red variety is ruby, the blue is sapphire. Composition: aluminium oxide. Formula: Al2O3. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
- coumadin — Synonym of warfarin.
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- cragsman — a rock climber
- cragsmen — Plural form of cragsman.
- cramdown — (legal) A court settlement in bankruptcy in which creditors receive less than they were owed.
- cramming — intensive study, esp in order to pass an exam
- cramping — cramp iron.
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crampoon — Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe).
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- cremorne — a crumhorn
- crim con — criminal conversation
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- criminis — Plural form of crimini.
- crimping — Compress (something) into small folds or ridges.
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- cromorna — a reed stop in an organ giving an oboe-like tone
- cromorne — crumhorn.
- crompton — Richmal, full name Richmal Crompton Lamburn. 1890–1969, British children's author, best known for her Just William stories
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crossman — Richard (Howard Stafford). 1907–74, British Labour politician. His diaries, published posthumously as the Crossman Papers (1975), revealed details of cabinet discussions
- crumbing — Present participle of crumb.