8-letter words containing r, o, m
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- costumer — A costumer is the same as a costumier.
- 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
- cramdown — (legal) A court settlement in bankruptcy in which creditors receive less than they were owed.
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crampoon — Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe).
- cream of — creamed purée of
- cremator — a furnace for cremating corpses
- cremorne — a crumhorn
- crim con — criminal conversation
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- 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)
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- 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
- crow jim — reverse racism; racism by Black people against White people
- crumhorn — a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- cutworms — Plural form of cutworm.
- damboard — a draughtboard
- damewort — Hesperis matronalis, a herbaceous mustard.
- damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
- darkroom — A darkroom is a room which can be sealed off from natural light and is lit only by red light. It is used for developing photographs.
- darksome — dark or darkish
- dartmoor — a moorland plateau in SW England, in SW Devon: a national park since 1951. Area: 945 sq km (365 sq miles)
- day room — A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- defoamer — anything which removes foam or prevents foam from forming
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- demeanor — Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- dementor — Evil and fearsome creature.
- democrat — A Democrat is a member or supporter of a particular political party which has the word 'democrat' or 'democratic' in its title, for example the Democratic Party in the United States.
- demorage — Obsolete form of demurrage.
- demoware — (computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.
- dermato- — indicating skin
- dew-worm — any large earthworm that is found on the ground at night and is used as fishing bait
- dewormer — an agent for ridding (animals) of worms
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dimitrov — Georgi [ge-awr-gi] /gɛˈɔr gɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Bulgarian political leader: premier 1946–49.