8-letter words containing r, a, m
- coatroom — A coatroom is the same as a coat check.
- 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.
- conarium — the pineal gland
- copremia — poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
- coprosma — any shrub of the Australasian rubiaceous genus Coprosma: sometimes planted for ornament
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- coramine — a drug, C10H14N2O, which is a circulatory stimulant and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, hence preventing its use by athletes
- cornmeal — Cornmeal is a powder made from maize. It is used in cooking.
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- 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
- crabmeat — Crabmeat is the part of a crab that you eat.
- cragsman — a rock climber
- cragsmen — Plural form of cragsman.
- cramdown — (legal) A court settlement in bankruptcy in which creditors receive less than they were owed.
- cramming — intensive study, esp in order to pass an exam
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- cramping — cramp iron.
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crampoon — Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe).
- cream of — creamed purée of
- creamers — Plural form of creamer.
- creamery — A creamery is a place where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese.
- creamier — Comparative form of creamy.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- creampie — Alternative spelling of cream pie.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- cremated — Simple past tense and past participle of cremate.
- cremates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cremate.
- cremator — a furnace for cremating corpses
- crewmate — a colleague on the crew of a boat or ship
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- cromorna — a reed stop in an organ giving an oboe-like tone
- crossarm — a horizontal bar or arm
- crossman — Richard (Howard Stafford). 1907–74, British Labour politician. His diaries, published posthumously as the Crossman Papers (1975), revealed details of cabinet discussions
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crumenal — a purse
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O