8-letter words containing t, o, r, i, c
- contrist — to make (a person) sad
- contrite — If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong.
- contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- corniest — pertaining to or affected with corns of the feet.
- cortical — of a cortex
- cortices — Anatomy, Zoology. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. the cerebral cortex.
- cortico- — indicating the cortex
- cortisol — hydrocortisone
- coscript — to script jointly
- costlier — costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.
- coteries — Plural form of coterie.
- cothurni — a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
- cottiers — Plural form of cottier.
- coturnix — any of several quails of the genus Coturnix of the family Phasianidae
- countrie — Obsolete spelling of country.
- courtier — Courtiers were noblemen and women who spent a lot of time at the court of a king or queen.
- courting — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- courtrai — a town in W Belgium, in West Flanders on the Lys River: the largest producer of linen in W Europe. Pop: 73 984 (2004 est)
- cowriter — a writer who works in collaboration with another writer
- cratonic — Of or pertaining to the craton.
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- creditor — Your creditors are the people who you owe money to.
- creolist — a student of creole languages
- cribnote — crib (def 5a).
- crichton — James. 1560–82, Scottish scholar and writer, called the Admirable Crichton because of his talents
- croatian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Croatia, its people, or their language
- crocoite — a rare orange secondary mineral consisting of lead chromate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: PbCrO4
- crofting — In Scotland, crofting is the activity of farming on small pieces of land.
- cronkite — Walter, 1916–2009, U.S. newscaster.
- crosstie — a sleeper between rails on a railway
- crostini — pieces of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crostino — piece of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crotalin — a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- crotoxin — a toxin in the venom of the North American rattlesnake, Crotalus terrificus.
- crowbait — an emaciated, worn-out horse or cow.
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cursitor — (in the Court of Chancery) a clerk or officer
- cyrtosis — Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- depictor — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- dicrotic — having or relating to a double pulse for each heartbeat
- dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
- dioptric — Optics. pertaining to dioptrics: dioptric images.
- dioritic — Containing diorite.
- diprotic — (of an acid) having two transferable protons.
- director — a person or thing that directs.
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- dorticos — Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado) 1919–83, Cuban lawyer and statesman: president 1959–76.
- ectropic — pertaining to ectropion
- elicitor — A person or thing that elicits.