8-letter words containing a, c, o, m
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- diatomic — containing two atoms
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- docmaker — (text, tool, product) An application for the Apple Macintosh which creates stand-alone, self-running document files. It features scrollable and re-sizable windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, full printing capability, and links to other software and information. Companies such as Federal Express, GTE, Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Computer and Aladdin use DOCMaker to distribute disk-based documentation with their products.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dome car — a railroad passenger car having a dome in its roof. Compare dome (def 7).
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- dormancy — the state of being dormant.
- drammock — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- factotum — a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- gambogic — of or derived from gamboge
- gamecock — a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- gobsmack — (transitive, slang) To astonish.
- hammocks — Plural form of hammock.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- hecatomb — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- homecare — The care and maintenance of one's home.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isogamic — isogamous
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- logomach — Someone who argues about the meaning of words.
- mac os x — (operating system) /mak oss ten/ Version 10 of the Macintosh Operating System, based on FreeBSD unlike prevoius versions. Apple released the kernel of Mac OS X Server as "darwin", under an open source license. Mac OS X incldues a code framework called the "Core Foundation" and an "Application Kit" framework for GUI and widgets strongly derived from NEXTSTEP.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macarons — Plural form of macaron.
- macaroon — a drop cookie made of egg whites, sugar, usually almond paste or coconut, and sometimes a little flour.
- maccaboy — a kind of snuff, usually rose-scented.
- maccaron — Alternative spelling of macaron.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- macmahon — Marie Edmé Patrice Maurice [ma-ree ed-mey pa-trees moh-rees] /maˈri ˈɛd meɪ paˈtris moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), Count de (Duke of Magenta) 1808–93, president of France 1873–79.
- maconchy — Dame Elizabeth, married name Elizabeth LeFanu. 1907–94, British composer of Irish parentage; noted esp for her chamber music, which includes 13 string quartets and Romanza (1980) for viola and ensemble
- macropod — A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- macroura — Macruran.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- maddocks — Plural form of maddock.