8-letter words containing co
- art deco — Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
- arvicole — a mouse or water vole that belongs to the genus Arvicola
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- ascomata — a fruiting body that bears asci.
- asconoid — pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- ascorbic — Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- atamasco — relating to an American lily of the genus Zephyranthes
- attercop — a spider
- autacoid — any natural internal secretion, esp one that exerts an effect similar to a drug
- autocode — (language) 1. The assembly language accepted by AUTOCODER. 2. A generic term for symbolic assembly language. Versions of Autocode were developed for Ferranti Atlas, Titan, Mercury and Pegasus and IBM 702 and IBM 705.
- autocoid — Alternative form of autacoid.
- autoconf — (software, tool) The GNU project's tool that configures a source code distribution to compile and run on a different platform. Among open source hackers, a mere running binary of a program is not considered a full release; what's interesting is a source tree that can be built into binaries using standard tools. Since the mid-1990s, autoconf, automake, and libtools have been the standard way to make a distribution portable so that it can be built on multiple operating systems without change.
- babracot — a wooden grating used by Indians in South America for roasting and drying food.
- backcomb — to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle
- baconers — Plural form of baconer.
- baconian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, the philosopher, or to his inductive method of reasoning
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- balconet — a small ornamental balcony which does not extend far beyond the window, essentially a guardrail
- ballcock — A valve that automatically fills a tank after liquid has been drawn from it. Used, for example, in a flush toilet, a ballcock has a float on the end of a pivoting arm that opens the valve when the arm drops.
- bar code — A bar code is an arrangement of numbers and parallel lines that is printed on products to be sold in shops. The bar code can be read by computers.
- barbasco — an evergreen South American plant, Jacquinia barbasco, which produces a poison harmless to humans but useful for stunning fish to make them easy to catch
- barcoded — having a barcode
- barococo — excessively ornate or fussy in artistic or architectural style.
- basecoat — a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
- beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beaucoup — a large amount, an abundance
- becoming — A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that is becoming makes the person who is wearing it look attractive.
- becoward — to make cowardly, to make into a coward
- bedcover — a bedspread
- bell cow — a cow, especially the lead cow of a herd, having a bell attached to a collar around its neck so that the herd can be located easily.
- bellcote — a small roofed structure for bells
- besancon — a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 121 012 (2006)
- bescorch — to scorch badly
- bhc code — Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem Code
- bicolour — two-coloured
- biconvex — (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
- bioscope — a kind of early film projector
- bioscopy — examination of a body to determine whether it is alive
- biscotti — hard, plain, bar-shaped cookies containing almonds or hazelnuts
- biscotto — a thin Italian biscuit
- blackcod — sablefish.
- blue cod — a common marine spiny-finned food fish, Parapercis colias, of the sub-Antarctic waters of New Zealand, esp at the Chatham Islands, which is greenish blue with brown marbling and inhabits rocky bottoms. Its smoked flesh is considered a delicacy
- bluecoat — a person who wears a blue coat, such as a sailor or policeman
- body-con — a style of skintight clothing that emphasizes the contours of the body
- borecole — kale (def 1).
- box coat — a plain short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
- braconid — any member of the Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps
- broccoli — Broccoli is a vegetable with green stalks and green or purple tops.
- bucolics — a pastoral poem.
- bucovina — Bukovina