7-letter words containing y, c, o
- coryzas — Plural form of coryza.
- coshery — (in Ireland) a chief's right to lodge at his tenants' houses with his followers
- cosplay — a recreational activity in which people interact with one another while dressed as fictional characters
- cosy up — to seek to become intimate or to ingratiate oneself (with someone)
- cosying — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
- coursey — (nautical) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
- courtly — You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
- cowardy — A cowardly person (often used as a taunt by children).
- cowboys — Plural form of cowboy.
- cowdrey — (Michael) Colin, Baron. 1932–2000, English cricketer. He played for Kent and in 114 Test matches (captaining England 27 times)
- cowedly — in a cowed or frightened manner
- coyness — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- coyotes — Plural form of coyote.
- cozy up — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
- crayola — /kray-oh'l*/ A super-minicomputer or super-microcomputer that provides some reasonable percentage of supercomputer performance for an unreasonably low price. A crayola might also be a killer micro.
- crayons — Plural form of crayon.
- crossly — in a cross or angry manner.
- crowley — a city in S Louisiana.
- croydon — a borough in S Greater London (since 1965): formerly important for its airport (1915–59). Pop: 336 700 (2003 est). Area: 87 sq km (33 sq miles)
- cry for — shed tears for
- cry off — If you cry off, you tell someone that you cannot do something that you have agreed or arranged to do.
- cry out — If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain.
- cryogen — a substance used to produce low temperatures; a freezing mixture
- cryonic — relating to or involving cryonics
- crypto- — Crypto- is added to adjectives and nouns to form other adjectives and nouns which refer to people who have hidden beliefs and principles.
- crypton — a hypothetical particle important in string theory and explanations of dark matter
- cryptos — Plural form of crypto.
- cursory — A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
- custody — Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced.
- cyborgs — Plural form of cyborg.
- cycloid — resembling a circle
- cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
- cyclops — one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of the forehead, encountered by Odysseus in the Odyssey
- cypriot — Cypriot means belonging or relating to Cyprus, or to its people or culture.
- cystoid — resembling a cyst or bladder
- cystoma — a cystic tumor.
- cystose — Containing, or resembling, a cyst or cysts; cystic; bladdery.
- cytosis — (pathology) An abnormal increase in the number of a specified type of cells.
- cytosol — the solution of proteins and metabolites inside a biological cell, in which the organelles are suspended
- dacoity — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang
- dacryo- — tear or tears
- dacryon — the point of junction of the maxillary, lacrimal, and frontal bones.
- decoity — Alternative form of dacoity.
- decoyed — Simple past tense and past participle of decoy.
- didicoy — (in Britain) one of a group of caravan-dwelling roadside people who live like Gypsies but are not true Romanies
- doctype — (computing) A directive that associates an SGML or XML document (such as a webpage) with a Document Type Definition, potentially affecting how it is parsed and rendered.
- douchey — (slang, derogatory) Characteristic of a douche (jerk).
- downcry — to denigrate or disparage