8-letter words containing o, c, a
- avionics — Avionics is the science of electronics used in aviation.
- avocados — Plural form of avocado.
- avoucher — a person who avouches
- avouches — to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
- avowance — (obsolete) Act of avowing; avowal.
- ayacucho — a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)
- azotemic — the accumulation of abnormally large amounts of nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as in uremic poisoning.
- babouche — a Middle-Eastern, particularly Turkish, heelless slipper
- babracot — a wooden grating used by Indians in South America for roasting and drying food.
- babycino — a drink of frothy milk with a chocolate topping, designed as an alternative to coffee for young children
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- back lot — an outdoor area, usually adjoining a studio, used for the shooting of exterior scenes.
- back off — If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.
- back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
- back row — the forwards at the rear of a scrum
- backbond — a legal document qualifying the terms of a bond or explaining the purpose for which a bond has been granted
- backbone — Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
- backcomb — to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle
- backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- backdown — an act of retreating from a previously asserted position
- backdrop — A backdrop is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backflow — a reverse flow, the movement (of a liquid) in the opposite direction to its previous, natural or intended direction
- backfoot — (transitive) To put on the defensive; to put off balance.
- backhoes — Plural form of backhoe.
- backload — a load carried by a lorry on a return journey
- backlogs — Plural form of backlog.
- backmost — furthest back
- backport — (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully.
- backroad — Alternative spelling of back road.
- backroom — A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- backwood — (often used with a singular verb) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts.
- backword — the act or an instance of failing to keep a promise or commitment (esp in the phrase give (someone) backword)
- backwork — work carried out under the ground
- baclofen — a muscle-relaxing drug used to treat muscle spasms
- baconers — Plural form of baconer.
- baconian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, the philosopher, or to his inductive method of reasoning
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- bacronym — Alternative spelling of backronym.
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- ballcock — A valve that automatically fills a tank after liquid has been drawn from it. Used, for example, in a flush toilet, a ballcock has a float on the end of a pivoting arm that opens the valve when the arm drops.
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- bancroft — George1800-91; U.S. historian & statesman
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- bar code — A bar code is an arrangement of numbers and parallel lines that is printed on products to be sold in shops. The bar code can be read by computers.
- barbasco — an evergreen South American plant, Jacquinia barbasco, which produces a poison harmless to humans but useful for stunning fish to make them easy to catch
- barcoded — having a barcode
- barococo — excessively ornate or fussy in artistic or architectural style.
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon