8-letter words containing o, r, a
- coarsish — quite coarse
- coasters — Plural form of coaster.
- coatrack — a rack or stand for the temporary hanging or storing of coats, hats, etc.
- coatroom — A coatroom is the same as a coat check.
- coauthor — The coauthors of a book, play, or report are the people who have written it together.
- cochlear — a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
- cocinera — (in Mexico) a female cook
- cocreate — to create jointly
- cofactor — a number associated with an element in a square matrix, equal to the determinant of the matrix formed by removing the row and column in which the element appears from the given determinant
- colander — A colander is a container in the shape of a bowl with holes in it which you wash or drain food in.
- cold war — The Cold War was the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War.
- coleader — a fellow leader
- colinear — collinear.
- collards — A cabbage of a variety that does not develop a heart.
- collared — the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- collaret — a small collar
- collator — a person or machine that collates texts or manuscripts
- colorado — a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
- colorant — A colorant is a substance that is used to give something a particular color.
- colorate — To apply color to something, make colourful.
- colorway — (arts) The scheme of two or more colors in which a design is available. It is often used to describe variegated or ombre (shades of one color) print yarns, fabric, or thread. It can also be applied to apparel, to wallpaper and other interior design motifs, and to specifications for printed materials such as magazines or newspapers.
- coltrane — John (William). 1926–67, US jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer
- columnar — shaped like a column.
- combater — One who combats.
- cometary — a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- commager — Henry Steele, 1902–98, U.S. historian, author, and teacher.
- compadre — a male friend
- compared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
- comparer — One who, or that which, compares.
- compares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compare.
- comparsa — a song and folk dance of Cuba.
- comrades — A companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization.
- conarial — of or relating to the conarium
- conarium — the pineal gland
- condylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- conferva — any of various threadlike green algae, esp any of the genus Tribonema, typically occurring in fresh water
- congaree — river in S.C., joining the Wateree to form the Santee River: 52 mi (84 km)
- congiary — (in ancient Rome) a gift from the emperor to the people or soldiers
- congrats — congratulations
- congratz — (Internet slang) congratulations.
- conrad i — died a.d. 918, king of Germany 911–918.
- consular — Consular means involving or relating to a consul or the work of a consul.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- contrail — a white trail of condensed water vapor that sometimes forms in the wake of an aircraft; vapor trail
- contrair — contrary
- contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- contrast — A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
- contrate — (of gears, esp the gears of watches) having teeth set at a right angle to the axis
- conurban — of or relating to a conurbation