8-Letter Words Starting with C: page 3

All 991 eight-letter words that start with C: page 3 of 3

CO

• covertly16adv. In a covert manner, secretly.
• coveting14n. The act of one who covets.
• covetous13adj. Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to...
• cowardly17adj. Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
• coworker17n. Somebody with whom one works.
• cowriter13n. Someone who writes something together with one or more other people.
• coxswain20n. In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.

CR

• crabbing15n. The act or art of catching crabs.
• crabmeat14n. The meat of a crab.
• crackers16n. A kind of noisy leather pants or trousers.
• cracking17n. The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude...
• crackled17adj. Having a crackle, or glaze resembling many small cracks.
• crackles16n. Rales.
• cracklin16n. A form of chinaware that is purposely cracked in the kiln by way of...
• crackpot18n. An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
• cradling12n. The act by which one cradles a child etc.
• craftily16adv. In a crafty manner; slyly.
• crafting14n. The act by which something is crafted.
• cragside12adj. Pertaining to the side of a crag or crags; the side of a rocky cliff.
• cramming15n. The act by which something is crammed, or stuffed full.
• cramping15n. The action of something that cramps.
• crandall11n. A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars...
• cranking15n. The act by which something is cranked.
• crankpin16n. The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.
• crankset14n. The component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating...
• crapware15n. Software that is useless or of poor quality.
• crashing14n. The sound or action of something that crashes.
• crassula10n. Any plant of the genus Crassula, often succulents native to southern...
• cratered11adj. Marked by craters.
• cratonic12adj. Of or pertaining to a craton.
• cravenly16adv. In a craven manner.
• crawfish19n. Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
• crawlies13n. Fear, anxiety.
• crawling14n. The motion of something that crawls.
• crayfish19n. Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily...
• creaking15n. A noise that creaks.
• creamery15n. A place where dairy products are prepared or sold.
• creaming13n. A cookery technique in which fat and sugar are mixed together with the...
• creampie14n. The ejaculation of semen into the vagina.
• creasing11n. The act by which something creases.
• creatine10n. An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which...
• creating11n. Creation.
• creation10n. Something created such as an invention or artwork.
• creative13adj. Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often...
• creature10n. A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
• credence13n. Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of...
• credenza20n. A sideboard or buffet.
• credible13adj. Believable or plausible.
• credibly16adv. In a credible manner; believably.
• credited12adj. Having something attributed to oneself.
• creditor11n. A person to whom a debt is owed.
• creelman12n. One who fishes with a creel.
• creepers12interj. An expression of surprise, fear, or excitement.
• creepily15adv. In a creepy manner.
• creeping13n. The act of something that creeps.
• cremains12n. Cremated remains of a deceased person.
• cremator12n. One who, or that which, cremates or consumes to ashes.
• creosote10n. A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds...
• creperie12n. A restaurant that specializes in crêpes.
• crepitus12n. Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under...
• crescent12n. The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter...
• cresting11n. An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.
• crevalle13n. A fish, the cavally or jurel.
• crevasse13n. A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
• crewmate15n. A member of the same crew.
• cribbage15n. A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or...
• cribbing15n. The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers or...
• crickets16n. Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence...
• criminal12adj. Against the law; forbidden by law.
• crimping15n. The act by which something is crimped.
• cringing12n. Act of one who cringes.
• crinkled15adj. Having crinkles.
• crippled15adj. Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling...
• crippler14n. A person who, or thing which cripples.
• crisping13n. A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a more vaguely...
• critical12adj. Inclined to find fault or criticize.
• critique19n. The art of criticism.
• croaking15n. The sound of something that croaks.
• crockery19n. Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils...
• crockpot18n. A slow cooker.
• crofting14n. A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the...
• cromlech17n. Synonym of stone circle (“a prehistoric monument consisting of standing...
• cromolyn15n. A chemical substance, acting as a mast cell stabilizer.
• cronyism15n. Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications...
• crooning11n. The act of creating a croon.
• cropland13n. Arable land.
• cropping15n. The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
• crossbar12n. Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron...
• crossbow15n. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
• crosscut12n. A crosswise cut.
• crossfit13v. To participate in a CrossFit exercise regimen.
• crossing11n. Cross-breeding.
• crossman12n. A thief, forger, or other criminal.
• crossref13n. Cross-reference.
• crossway16n. A crossroad.
• crostata10n. A kind baked tart of Italian origin, made with shortcrust pastry spread...
• crostini10n. Starters of savoury toppings on toasted or fried bread.
• crotched16adj. Having a crotch or fork; forked.
• crotchet15n. A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
• crouched16adj. Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
• croupier12n. The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table...
• crowding15n. The act by which somebody is crowded.
• crowfoot16n. Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium...
• crowning14adj. Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
• cruciate12adj. In the form of a cross.
• crucible14n. A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical...
• crucifer15n. A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
• crucifix22n. A wooden structure used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
• cruising11n. Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasure.
• crummock20n. A staff with a crooked head or stem.
• crumpled15adj. Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
• crumpler14n. Someone or something that crumples.
• cruncher15n. A person or thing that crunches.
• crunchie15n. A somewhat granola- or cookie-like chocolate-covered sweet, served in...
• crusader11n. A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.
• crushing14adj. That crushes; overwhelming.
• crusting11n. Encrusted material.
• crustose10adj. Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
• crutched16adj. Supported upon crutches.
• crutcher15n. A vessel in which the ingredients of soap are stirred with a crutch...
• cruzeiro19n. The currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.
• cryobank19n. A biobank where cryogenically preserved material is stored.
• cryolite13n. The mineral sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Na₃AlF₆).
• cryonics15n. The cryopreservation of a person with medical needs that cannot be met...
• cryostat13n. A device used to maintain a constant low temperature.

CU

• cuboidal13adj. Resembling a cube.
• cucumber16n. A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
• cucurbit14n. Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.
• cuddling13n. The act of giving a cuddle.
• cufflink20n. A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
• culinary13adj. Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
• culottes10n. A type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.
• culpable14adj. Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong...
• culpably17adv. In a culpable manner.
• cultivar13n. A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or...
• cultlike14adj. Resembling a cult.
• cultural10adj. Pertaining to culture.
• cultured11adj. Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.
• culverin13n. A kind of handgun.
• cumbrous14adj. Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
• cumulant12n. Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability...
• cumulate12v. To accumulate; to amass.
• cupboard15n. A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended...
• cupidity16n. Extreme greed, especially for wealth.
• cupreous12n. A reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.
• curation10n. The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of...
• curative13adj. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
• curbside13adj. Adjacent to the curb.
• curculio12n. Any of the genus Curculio of weevils.
• curcumin14n. A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3...
• curdling12n. The act by which something is curdled.
• curlicue12n. A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals...
• currence12n. The quality of being current (generally circulated and accepted)...
• currency15n. Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
• currying14n. The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments...
• curtains10n. An end or death.
• cushiony16adj. Like a cushion: comfortable, soft, yielding.
• cuspidal13adj. Having cusps.
• cuspidor13n. A spittoon.
• custardy14adj. Containing custard.
• custodia11n. Pyx (container for the host).
• customer12n. A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from...
• cuteness10n. The state of being cute (endearingly attractive).
• cutpurse12n. A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.

CY

• cyanidin14n. An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)...
• cyanogen14n. The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket...
• cyanosis13n. A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low...
• cyanotic15adj. Resembling or afflicted with cyanosis.
• cyanuric15adj. Of, related to, or derived from cyanuric acid.
• cyberman17n. A human intertwined with electronic components; often implies the...
• cybernat15n. A Scottish nationalist who takes part in Internet activism.
• cybersex22n. A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected...
• cyberwar18n. Cyberwarfare.
• cyclamen17n. Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen...
• cycleway21n. Cycle path, cycle lane.
• cyclical17adj. Recurring at regular intervals.
• cyclized25adj. Formed into a ring.
• cyclonic17adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
• cyclopia17n. A congenital abnormality in which the orbits of the eye do not divide...
• cylinder14n. A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an...
• cymatics17n. The study of visible effects of sound and vibration.
• cynicism17n. A distrustful attitude.
• cynosure13n. That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
• cyprinid16adj. Of, pertaining to, or being the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes...
• cystatin13n. Any of a group of polypeptides that are cysteine protease inhibitors.
• cysteine13n. A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₂S found in most...
• cystitis13n. Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
• cytidine14n. A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in...
• cytokine17n. Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the...
• cytology17n. The study of cells.
• cytosine13n. A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with...

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