7-letter words containing t, o
- context — The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
- contigs — Plural form of contig.
- contoid — of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- contort — If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position.
- contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
- contra- — against; contrary; opposing; contrasting
- contras — (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contree — Archaic spelling of country.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- contund — to pummel or bruise (a person)
- contuse — to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
- convect — to circulate (hot air) by convection
- convent — A convent is a building in which a community of nuns live.
- convert — If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
- convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
- cookout — A cookout is the same as a barbecue.
- cookpot — Cooking pot.
- cooktop — A cooktop is a surface on top of a cooker or set into a work surface, which can be heated in order to cook things on it.
- cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- coolant — Coolant is a liquid used to keep a machine or engine cool while it is operating.
- coolest — moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
- coolist — a person, esp a scientist, who does not believe in global warming and the greenhouse effect
- coontie — an evergreen plant, Zamia floridana of S Florida, related to the cycads and having large dark green leathery leaves: family Zamiaceae
- coopted — to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- cooters — Plural form of cooter.
- cooties — a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- cop out — If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do.
- cop-out — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- copilot — a second or relief pilot of an aircraft
- copters — Plural form of copter.
- copycat — A copycat crime is committed by someone who is copying someone else.
- copyist — A copyist copies other people's music or paintings or, in the past, made written copies of documents.
- coquets — Plural form of coquet.
- coquito — a Chilean palm tree, Jubaea spectabilis, yielding edible nuts and a syrup
- coranto — courante
- corbett — any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles
- cordate — heart-shaped
- cordite — Cordite is an explosive substance used in guns and bombs.
- corinth — a port in S Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: the modern town is near the site of the ancient city, the largest and richest of the city-states after Athens. Pop (municipality): 36 991 (2001)
- cornets — Plural form of cornet.
- cornett — a musical instrument consisting of a straight or curved tube of wood or ivory having finger holes like a recorder and a cup-shaped mouthpiece like a trumpet
- cornist — a person who plays the horn
- cornute — having or resembling cornua; hornlike
- cornuto — a cuckold
- coronet — A coronet is a small crown.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- corsets — Plural form of corset.
- corslet — corselet (def 2).
- cortado — A cup of espresso served with warm milk.