8-letter words containing a, c, p, u
- peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- peracute — (of diseases, chiefly in animals) very severe; very acute
- piacular — expiatory; atoning; reparatory.
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- pictural — a picture
- piquancy — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- pirarucu — the arapaima.
- pittacus — c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- placitum — a plea made in court on behalf of a person or group
- pluck at — If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently.
- plumcake — a cake with raisins in it
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- publican — Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- pucallpa — a city in E Peru, on the Ucayali River.
- pucelage — virginity
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- pumicate — to pound or rub smooth with pumice
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- pushcard — punchboard.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- pussycat — a cat; pussy.
- put back — postpone
- sapucaia — a Brazilian tree of the genus Lecythis
- saucepan — a metal container of moderate depth, usually having a long handle and sometimes a cover, for stewing, boiling, etc.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- scale up — increase in size
- scalprum — a large scalpel
- scapular — of or relating to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulae.
- scare up — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- skullcap — a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
- slack up — to go more slowly
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specular — pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- spicular — relating to or characteristic of spicula
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- stack up — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- subspace — a smaller space within a main area that has been divided or subdivided: The jewelry shop occupies a subspace in the hotel's lobby.
- sunspace — sunroom.
- supercar — a very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine
- supermac — A general-purpose macro language, embeddable in existing languages as a run-time library.