7-letter words containing r, o, c
- cresols — Plural form of cresol.
- creston — a ridge on a hill that curves downwards at the ends
- cretons — a spread of shredded pork cooked with onions in pork fat
- 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
- croaked — Simple past tense and past participle of croak.
- croaker — an animal, bird, etc, that croaks
- 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
- crochet — Crochet is a way of making cloth out of cotton or wool by using a needle with a small hook at the end.
- crocine — of or relating to the crocus
- crocked — injured
- crocker — A potter.
- crocket — a carved ornament in the form of a curled leaf or cusp, used in Gothic architecture
- croesus — died ?546 bc, the last king of Lydia (560–546), noted for his great wealth
- crofter — In Scotland, a crofter is a person who lives on a croft or small farm.
- crombec — any African Old World warbler of the genus Sylvietta, having colourful plumage
- cronies — Plural form of crony.
- cronish — a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crontab — (computing, Unix) A table of commands to be executed periodically.
- croodle — to coo
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- crooker — sick or feeble.
- crookes — Sir William. 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: he investigated the properties of cathode rays and invented a type of radiometer and the lens named after him
- crooned — to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby.
- crooner — A crooner is a male singer who sings sentimental songs, especially the love songs of the 1930s and 1940s.
- crop up — If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- cropful — the quantity that can be held in a bird's crop
- cropout — A horse that has spotted coloration but whose sire and dam were both solid-coloured.
- cropped — Cropped items of clothing are shorter than normal.
- cropper — a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- croppie — crappie
- croquet — Croquet is a game played on grass in which the players use long wooden sticks called mallets to hit balls through metal arches.
- 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
- crossed — angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish: Don't be cross with me. Synonyms: petulant, fractious, irascible, waspish, crabbed, churlish, sulky, cantankerous, cranky, ill-tempered, impatient, irritable, fretful, touchy, testy. Antonyms: good-natured, good-humored; agreeable.
- crosser — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- crosses — Plural form of cross.
- crossly — in a cross or angry manner.
- crotone — a town in S Italy, on the coast of Calabria: founded in about 700 bc by the Achaeans; chemical works and zinc-smelting. Pop: 60 010 (2001)
- crotons — Plural form of croton.
- crottin — a type of French goat cheese.
- croupon — a type of high quality leather obtained from the rear section of the hide
- crouton — Croutons are small pieces of toasted or fried bread that are added to soup just before you eat it.
- crowbar — A crowbar is a heavy iron bar which is used as a lever.
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.