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7-letter words containing r, i, o

  • corvine — of, relating to, or resembling a crow
  • coterie — A coterie of a particular kind is a small group of people who are close friends or have a common interest, and who do not want other people to join them.
  • cottier — (in Ireland) a peasant farming a smallholding under cottier tenure (the holding of not more than half an acre at a rent of not more than five pounds a year)
  • couloir — a deep gully on a mountain side, esp in the French Alps
  • courier — A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another.
  • cowbird — any of various American orioles of the genera Molothrus, Tangavius, etc, esp M. ater (common or brown-headed cowbird). They have a dark plumage and short bill
  • cowgirl — a female cowboy
  • cowries — Plural form of cowrie.
  • cowrite — to write (something) in collaboration with another writer
  • craiova — a city in SW Romania, on the Jiul River. Pop: 285 000 (2005 est)
  • cranio- — indicating the cranium or cranial
  • cricoid — of or relating to the ring-shaped lowermost cartilage of the larynx
  • crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
  • crinoid — any primitive echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having delicate feathery arms radiating from a central disc. The group includes the free-swimming feather stars, the sessile sea lilies, and many stemmed fossil forms
  • crinose — hairy
  • criolla — a woman or girl of Spanish descent born in Spanish America
  • criollo — a native or inhabitant of Latin America of European descent, esp of Spanish descent
  • croatia — a republic in SE Europe: settled by Croats in the 7th century; belonged successively to Hungary, Turkey, and Austria; formed part of Yugoslavia (1918–91); became independent in 1991 but was invaded by Serbia and fighting continued until 1995; involved in the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991–95); joined the European Union in 2013. Language: Croatian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: kuna. Capital: Zagreb. Pop: 4 475 611 (2013 est). Area: 55 322 sq km (21 359 sq miles)
  • crocein — any one of a group of red or orange acid azo dyes
  • crocine — of or relating to the crocus
  • cronies — Plural form of crony.
  • cronish — a withered, witchlike old woman.
  • croppie — crappie
  • croquis — a rough sketch of a live model
  • crosier — a staff surmounted by a crook or cross, carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
  • crottin — a type of French goat cheese.
  • crowdie — a porridge of meal and water; brose
  • crowing — the sound made by a cock, particularly in the early morning
  • crozier — crosier
  • cryonic — relating to or involving cryonics
  • curiosa — curiosities
  • curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
  • cypriot — Cypriot means belonging or relating to Cyprus, or to its people or culture.
  • dariole — a small cup-shaped mould used for making individual sweet or savoury dishes
  • de niro — Robert. born 1943, US film actor. His films include Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), GoodFellas (1990), Casino (1995), and Meet the Parents (2000)
  • debitor — the heading written at the top of the debit column in an accounts book
  • deiform — having the form or appearance of a god; sacred or divine
  • del rio — a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
  • deloria — Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
  • deorbit — to depart deliberately from orbit, usually to enter a descent phase.
  • dermoid — of or resembling skin
  • detroit — a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River: a major Great Lakes port; once the largest car-manufacturing centre in the world. Pop: 911 402 (2003 est)
  • devisor — a person who devises property, esp realty, by will
  • devoirs — compliments or respects; courteous attentions
  • diadrom — the complete course or oscillation of something, especially of a pendulum
  • diatron — an electrical circuit that uses diodes
  • dibromo — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two bromo groups in a molecule.
  • dichord — a musical instrument with two strings, usually of the ancient or medieval period
  • diderot — Denis (dəni). 1713–84, French philosopher, noted particularly for his direction (1745–72) of the great French Encyclopédie
  • die for — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
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