8-letter words containing n, o, a, i, r
- corbinas — Plural form of corbina.
- cordwain — cordovan leather
- cornelia — a feminine name
- coronial — of or relating to a coroner
- corrigan — Mairead [muh-reyd] /məˈreɪd/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1976.
- corsican — of or relating to Corsica or its inhabitants
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- cratonic — Of or pertaining to the craton.
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- croaking — Present participle of croak.
- croatian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Croatia, its people, or their language
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- crotalin — a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- debonair — A man who is debonair is confident, charming, and well-dressed.
- deration — to end rationing of (food, petrol, etc)
- diborane — a colorless gas with an unpleasant odor, B 2 H 6 , used in the synthesis of organic boron compounds as a dope to introduce boron and as a polymerization catalyst for ethylene.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- draconic — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- draconid — any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- fairborn — a city in W Ohio, near Dayton.
- fairmont — a city in W West Virginia.
- farinose — yielding farina.
- favoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- florican — any of various smaller species of bustards.
- fluorian — (geology) containing fluorine.
- fomorian — one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.
- for gain — If you do something for gain, you do it in order to get some advantage or profit for yourself, and for no other reason.
- foraging — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- foramina — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- foraying — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- forfairn — worn out
- formalin — a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- fornical — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fredonia — a town in W New York.
- fricando — fricandeau.
- garoting — to execute by the garrote.
- garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
- georgian — of or relating to the period of British history from the accession of George I in 1714 to the death of George IV in 1830, or the four kings named George who reigned successively during this period.
- georgina — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- geraniol — a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- giordano — Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Luca Fapresto") 1632–1705, Italian painter.
- go-train — a lightweight passenger train providing rapid surface transport between a city center and the suburbs and from suburb to suburb.