8-letter words containing o, u
- coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- coaldust — fine particles of coal
- coassume — to assume jointly
- coauthor — The coauthors of a book, play, or report are the people who have written it together.
- cobhouse — A structure built of cob.
- cockshut — dusk
- cockspur — a spur on the leg of a cock
- cocksure — Someone who is cocksure is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- cocoanut — the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
- coconuts — Plural form of coconut.
- cocoplum — a tropical shrub, Chrysobalanus icaco
- coendure — to endure together
- coenurus — an encysted larval form of the tapeworm Multiceps, containing many encapsulated heads. In sheep it can cause the gid, and when eaten by dogs it develops into several adult forms
- coequals — Plural form of coequal.
- coequate — to equate with something else
- cofusion — Alternative form of co-fusion.
- cognatus — (legal) A person connected through cognation.
- coiffeur — a hairdresser
- coiffure — A person's coiffure is their hairstyle.
- coinsure — to take out coinsurance
- coked-up — showing the effects of having taken cocaine
- cokernut — coconut.
- cola nut — any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks
- cold cut — Usually, cold cuts. slices of unheated salami, bologna, ham, liverwurst, turkey, or other meats and sometimes cheeses.
- coleuses — Plural form of coleus.
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- collegue — Misspelling of colleague.
- collogue — to confer confidentially; intrigue or conspire
- colloque — to collocate (objects or data)
- colloquy — a formal conversation or conference
- colluded — Simple past tense and past participle of collude.
- colluder — to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
- colludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collude.
- colorful — Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors.
- colossus — If you describe someone or something as a colossus, you think that they are extremely important and great in ability or size.
- coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.
- colourer — a person or thing that colours
- colubrid — any snake of the family Colubridae, including many harmless snakes, such as the grass snake and whip snakes, and some venomous types
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- columbic — niobic.
- columbus — a city in central Ohio: the state capital. Pop: 728 432 (2003 est)
- columnal — of, like, or relating to a column
- columnar — shaped like a column.
- columnea — any plant belonging to the genus Columnea, a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae, with bright red, yellow, or orange tubular flowers and glossy leaves
- columned — Having columns.
- comb out — to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb
- comb-out — a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.
- come out — When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
- comenius — John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer