8-letter words containing c, o
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- bancroft — George1800-91; U.S. historian & statesman
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- 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.
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- basecoat — a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
- beachboy — a male lifeguard on a beach
- beaconed — a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beaucoup — a large amount, an abundance
- beckford — William. 1759–1844, English writer and dilettante; author of the oriental romance Vathek (1787)
- beckoned — a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like.
- beclamor — clamour excessively
- beclothe — to put clothes on (someone)
- beclouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud.
- 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
- bedsocks — the type of socks worn in bed
- 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
- benchtop — a flat surface area
- 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
- bichrome — having two colours
- bicolour — two-coloured
- biconvex — (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
- bifocals — Bifocals are glasses with lenses made in two halves. The top part is for looking at things some distance away, and the bottom part is for reading and looking at things that are close.
- binchois — Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- biocidal — destructive of living organisms
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- biocycle — the cycling of chemicals through the biosphere
- biogenic — produced or originating from a living organism
- biologic — pertaining to biology.
- biolytic — able to destroy life.
- bioscope — a kind of early film projector
- bioscopy — examination of a body to determine whether it is alive
- biotical — pertaining to life.
- biscotti — hard, plain, bar-shaped cookies containing almonds or hazelnuts
- biscotto — a thin Italian biscuit
- bisector — a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
- bitstock — the handle or stock of a tool into which a drilling bit is fixed
- black op — Often, black ops. a secret mission or campaign carried out by a military, governmental, or other organization, typically one in which the organization conceals or denies its involvement: Some national intelligence agencies use black ops to undermine enemy governments. The company even resorted to an industrial black op to steal secrets from its competitor.
- blackcod — sablefish.
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- blacktop — Blacktop is a hard black substance which is used as a surface for roads.