8-letter words containing r, c, o
- cromlech — a circle of prehistoric standing stones
- cromorna — a reed stop in an organ giving an oboe-like tone
- cromorne — crumhorn.
- crompton — Richmal, full name Richmal Crompton Lamburn. 1890–1969, British children's author, best known for her Just William stories
- cromwell — Oliver. 1599–1658, English general and statesman. A convinced Puritan, he was an effective leader of the parliamentary army in the Civil War. After the execution of Charles I he quelled the Royalists in Scotland and Ireland, and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1653–58)
- cronkite — Walter, 1916–2009, U.S. newscaster.
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crookery — illegal or dishonest activity
- crookest — sick or feeble.
- crooking — a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- crooning — a style of relaxed and seemingly effortless singing, particularly popular in the1930s and 1940s
- crop out — (of a formation of rock strata) to appear or be exposed at the surface of the ground; outcrop
- crop top — A crop top is a very short, usually tight, top worn by a girl or a woman.
- cropland — an area of land on which crops are grown
- cropless — without a crop or crops
- croppers — Plural form of cropper.
- cropping — the trimming or masking of unwanted edges or areas of a negative or print
- cropsick — unwell as a result of excessive eating or drinking
- crosette — a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.
- crosiers — Plural form of crosier.
- crosland — Anthony. 1918–77, British Labour politician and socialist theorist, author of The Future of Socialism (1957)
- cross up — to confuse or disorder
- cross-up — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- crossarm — a horizontal bar or arm
- crossbar — A crossbar is a horizontal piece of wood attached to two upright pieces, for example a part of the goal in football.
- crossbow — A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a small, powerful bow that is fixed across a piece of wood, and aimed like a gun.
- crosscut — cut at right angles or obliquely to the major axis
- crossers — Plural form of crosser.
- crossest — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- crossish — slightly cross; peevish
- crosslet — a cross having a smaller cross near the end of each arm
- crossman — Richard (Howard Stafford). 1907–74, British Labour politician. His diaries, published posthumously as the Crossman Papers (1975), revealed details of cabinet discussions
- crosstie — a sleeper between rails on a railway
- crossway — a junction
- crostata — A kind of Italian baked tart.
- crostini — pieces of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crostino — piece of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crotalin — a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crotched — Having a crotch or fork; forked.
- crotches — a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
- crotchet — A crotchet is a musical note that has a time value equal to two quavers.
- crotoxin — a toxin in the venom of the North American rattlesnake, Crotalus terrificus.
- crouched — to stoop or bend low.
- croucher — Agent noun of crouch: one who crouches.
- crouches — Plural form of crouch.
- croupade — a type of horse leap in which the hind legs are drawn towards the belly
- croupier — A croupier is the person in charge of a gambling table in a casino, who collects the bets and pays money to the people who have won.
- croupily — in a croupy manner