8-letter words containing n, y, o
- condyles — Plural form of condyle.
- congiary — (in ancient Rome) a gift from the emperor to the people or soldiers
- conicity — the state of being conical
- connelly — Marc(us Cook) 1890–1980, U.S. dramatist.
- connolly — Billy. born 1942, Scottish comedian, musician, and actor: his films include Mrs Brown (1997)
- contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- convexly — having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave (def 1).
- conveyal — the act or means of conveying
- conveyed — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- conveyer — A conveyer is a device for moving large amounts of a solid.
- conveyor — a person or thing that conveys
- convoyed — Simple past tense and past participle of convoy.
- cooingly — In a cooing way.
- cornetcy — the commission or rank of a cornet
- coronary — Coronary means belonging or relating to the heart.
- corybant — a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele
- counthry — Irish eye dialect spelling of country.
- countrey — Archaic spelling of country.
- courtney — a feminine and masculine name
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- cousinry — a collection of cousins
- coventry — a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)
- coveying — Present participle of covey.
- cow pony — a horse used by cowboys when herding
- crayoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crayon.
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- cry down — to belittle; disparage
- cryobank — a facility for storing living tissue, such as sperm, embryos, cells, etc, at a low temperature
- cryogens — Plural form of cryogen.
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cryonics — the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
- cryotron — a miniature switch working at the temperature of liquid helium and depending for its action on the production and destruction of superconducting properties in the conductor
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanogen — an extremely poisonous colourless flammable gas with an almond-like odour: has been used in chemical warfare. Formula: (CN)2
- cyanosed — (pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
- cyanosis — a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood
- cyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- cyclonal — of or like a cyclone.
- cyclones — Plural form of cyclone.
- cyclonic — of or relating to a cyclone.
- cymation — cymatium.
- cymogene — a mixture of volatile flammable hydrocarbons, mainly butane, obtained in the distillation of petroleum
- cynodont — a carnivorous mammal-like reptile of the late Permian and Triassic periods, whose specialized teeth were well developed
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- cytogeny — (biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis.
- cytokine — any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- cytozoon — a parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell.
- dan buoy — a small buoy used as a marker at sea