8-letter words containing o, r, b
- burnoose — a long cloak with a hood, worn by Arabs and Moors
- burrowed — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- bursicon — a hormone, produced by the insect brain, that regulates processes associated with ecdysis, such as darkening of the cuticle
- burstone — any of various siliceous rocks used for millstones.
- busywork — Busywork is work that is intended to keep someone occupied and is not completely necessary.
- butyrous — resembling butter; butyraceous
- buzzword — A buzzword is a word or expression that has become fashionable in a particular field and is being used a lot by the media.
- byronism — of or relating to Lord Byron.
- cab-over — a truck tractor or other vehicle in which the cab is located over the engine.
- cabestro — a halter made from horsehair
- caboceer — (formerly) an African native appointed by his leader to supply European slave traders with slaves
- cabrillo — Juan Rodríguez [rod-ree-ges] /rɒdˈri gɛs/ (Show IPA), (Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho) 1499?–1543, Spanish explorer, born in Portugal: discovered California.
- cabriole — a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
- car bomb — A car bomb is a bomb which is inside a car, van, or truck.
- car boot — the place at the back of a car for putting luggage in
- car-bomb — a bomb placed in a vehicle and wired to explode when the ignition is started, by remote control, or by a timing device.
- carbinol — methanol
- carboard — (slang) A sport where a rider is towed behind a vehicle. In many ways it encompasses a lot of the aspects of winching in that it has a 'go anywhere' approach. It can in essence occur behind any vehicle assuming that it has sufficient horse power, torque and traction, but the most popular vehicles remain four wheel drives and tractors.
- carbolic — of or derived from carbolic acid.
- carbonic — (of a compound) containing carbon, esp tetravalent carbon
- carbonyl — of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group =CO
- carborne — travelling by car
- carboxyl — the group COOH, characteristic of organic acids, including fatty acids and amino acids
- caribous — Plural form of caribou.
- cb radio — a device that transmits and receives radio signals only within a designated band of frequencies. Compare Citizens Band.
- cerebro- — indicating the brain
- chambord — a village in N central France: site of a famous Renaissance chateau
- choirboy — A choirboy is a boy who sings in a church choir.
- choriamb — a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
- ciborium — a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
- clayborn — a male given name.
- clobbers — Plural form of clobber.
- clubroom — a room used by a club for meetings, activities, socializing, etc
- clubroot — a disease of cabbages and related plants, caused by the fungus Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which the roots become thickened and distorted
- cobblers — rubbish; nonsense
- cobblery — the occupation of shoemaking or shoemending
- cockbird — a male bird
- codebtor — a fellow debtor
- colubrid — any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types
- combater — One who combats.
- combiner — Any of various electronic devices that combine signals, in particular.
- combover — Hair that is combed over a bald spot in an attempt to cover it.
- comorbid — (of an illness or condition) happening at the same time as another illness or condition
- con brio — (to be performed) with liveliness or spirit, as in the phrase allegro con brio
- contrib. — contributor
- conurban — of or relating to a conurbation
- conurbia — conurbations considered collectively
- corbeils — Plural form of corbeil.
- corbeled — Alternative form of corbelled.
- corbinas — Plural form of corbina.