8-letter words containing s, o, r, n
- contours — the shape or surface, esp of a curving form
- contrast — A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
- contrist — to make (a person) sad
- controls — a device or mechanism for operating or regulating a car, aircraft, etc
- converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
- converso — a medieval Spanish Jew who converted to Catholicism, usually in order to avoid persecution from either the Spanish Inquisition or the Portugese Inquisition
- converts — Plural form of convert.
- corantos — Plural form of coranto.
- corbinas — Plural form of corbina.
- corncobs — Plural form of corncob.
- corneous — horny; hornlike
- cornhusk — the outer protective covering of an ear of maize; the chaff
- cornices — Plural form of cornice.
- corniest — pertaining to or affected with corns of the feet.
- cornrows — A style of braiding and plaiting the hair in narrow strips to form geometric patterns on the scalp.
- cornsilk — The fine threadlike styles on an ear of corn.
- coroners — Plural form of coroner.
- coronets — Plural form of coronet.
- corpsing — Present participle of corpse.
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- corpsmen — U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- corsican — of or relating to Corsica or its inhabitants
- cosigner — a cosignatory
- counters — Plural form of counter.
- coursing — Coursing is a sport in which rabbits or hares are hunted with dogs.
- cousinry — a collection of cousins
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crankous — fretful; cranky
- crannogs — Plural form of crannog.
- cranston — city in R.I.: suburb of Providence: pop. 79,000
- crinoids — Plural form of crinoid.
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crosland — Anthony. 1918–77, British Labour politician and socialist theorist, author of The Future of Socialism (1957)
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- crossman — Richard (Howard Stafford). 1907–74, British Labour politician. His diaries, published posthumously as the Crossman Papers (1975), revealed details of cabinet discussions
- crostini — pieces of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crostino — piece of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- croutons — Plural form of crouton.
- crowners — Plural form of crowner.
- crownets — Plural form of crownet.
- cryogens — Plural form of cryogen.
- cryonics — the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- defensor — One who defends; a defender.
- dendrons — Plural form of dendron.
- derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- discrown — to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
- disenrol — to remove from a register