8-letter words containing o, r, a
- corsages — Plural form of corsage.
- corsairs — Plural form of corsair.
- corsican — of or relating to Corsica or its inhabitants
- cortazar — ˈJulio (ˈhʊlioʊ ) ; hooˈlēō) 1914-84; Argentine writer
- cortical — of a cortex
- cortland — a variety of large, dark-red apple
- corybant — a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele
- cosgrave — Liam (ˈliːəm). born 1920, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1973–77)
- costards — Plural form of costard.
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cottager — a person who lives in a cottage
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- coumarou — a tall leguminous tree, Coumarouna odorata, of tropical America
- couraged — Having a specified form or amount of courage.
- courages — the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- courante — an old dance in quick triple time
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cournand — André (Frederic). 1895–1988, US physician, born in France: shared the 1956 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for his work on heart catheterization
- courtrai — a town in W Belgium, in West Flanders on the Lys River: the largest producer of linen in W Europe. Pop: 73 984 (2004 est)
- coverage — The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it.
- coverall — a thing that covers something entirely
- cowalker — A phantom or astral body deemed to be separable from the physical body and capable of acting independently; a doppelganger.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- cowardry — Lb uncommon Cowardice.
- cowgrass — the common name for Trefolium medium, a species of Trefoil; also applied to the commonly cultivated form of red clover
- crabwood — a tropical American meliaceous tree, Carapa guianensis
- crack on — If you crack on with something, you continue doing it, especially with more effort than before, or as quickly as possible.
- crackpot — If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.
- cramdown — (legal) A court settlement in bankruptcy in which creditors receive less than they were owed.
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crampoon — Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe).
- cranford — a township in NE New Jersey.
- crankous — fretful; cranky
- crannoge — Alt form crannog.
- crannogs — Plural form of crannog.
- cranston — city in R.I.: suburb of Providence: pop. 79,000
- crap out — to make a losing throw in craps
- cratonic — Of or pertaining to the craton.
- crawford — Joan, real name Lucille le Sueur. 1908–77, US film actress, who portrayed ambitious women in such films as Mildred Pierce (1945)
- crayoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crayon.
- cream of — creamed purée of
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- creators — Plural form of creator.
- cremator — a furnace for cremating corpses
- croakers — Plural form of croaker.
- croakily — In a croaky manner.
- croaking — Present participle of croak.
- croatian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Croatia, its people, or their language
- croceate — saffron-coloured