8-letter words containing o, c, u, r
- crap out — to make a losing throw in craps
- crocuses — Plural form of crocus.
- crop out — (of a formation of rock strata) to appear or be exposed at the surface of the ground; outcrop
- cross up — to confuse or disorder
- cross-up — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- crosscut — cut at right angles or obliquely to the major axis
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crouched — to stoop or bend low.
- croucher — Agent noun of crouch: one who crouches.
- crouches — Plural form of crouch.
- croupade — a type of horse leap in which the hind legs are drawn towards the belly
- croupier — A croupier is the person in charge of a gambling table in a casino, who collects the bets and pays money to the people who have won.
- croupily — in a croupy manner
- croupous — (medicine) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup.
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- croutons — Plural form of crouton.
- crumhorn — a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- crustose — having a crustlike appearance
- cruzeiro — a former monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro real
- cry foul — If you cry foul, you claim that someone, especially an opponent or rival, has acted illegally or unfairly.
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cudworth — Ralph. 1617–88, English philosopher and theologian. His works include True Intellectual System of the Universe (1678) and A Treatise concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- cupboard — A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
- cupreous — of, consisting of, containing, or resembling copper; coppery
- curassow — any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curators — Plural form of curator.
- curatory — the office of a curator
- curculio — any of various American weevils, esp Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum curculio), a pest of fruit trees
- cursitor — (in the Court of Chancery) a clerk or officer
- cursored — Simple past tense and past participle of cursor.
- cuspidor — spittoon
- cussword — a swearword
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- cut drop — a drop scene cut to reveal part of the upstage area.
- cutworms — Plural form of cutworm.
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- decolour — to deprive of colour, as by bleaching
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- decurion — a local councillor
- deductor — One who deducts tax.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.