8-letter words containing s, c, r, o
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nocturns — Plural form of nocturn.
- oarlocks — Plural form of oarlock.
- obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurer — Comparative form of obscure.
- obscures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obscure.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- ocarinas — Plural form of ocarina.
- occlusor — a muscle that closes an aperture when it contracts
- ocherous — any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochreous — ocher.
- ockerism — the conduct or actions that are characteristic of an ocker
- officers — Plural form of officer.
- omicrons — Plural form of omicron.
- onscreen — As seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life.
- orchards — Plural form of orchard.
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- orgasmic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- orgastic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- orifices — an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- oscar ii — 1829–1907, king of Sweden 1872–1907; king of Norway 1872–1905.
- ostracod — seed shrimp.
- ostracon — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outcrops — Plural form of outcrop.
- outcross — to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
- outcurse — to exceed in cursing
- outscore — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- oversick — too sick
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- parcours — parcourse.
- perclose — parclose.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- piscator — fisherman.
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- prescore — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- proceeds — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- prochoos — an elongated form of the oinochoe.