6-letter words containing a, c, u
- buchan — John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)
- buckra — (used contemptuously by Black people, esp in the US) a White man
- cabuya — Mauritius hemp.
- cacheu — a port in NW Guinea-Bissau.
- cachou — a lozenge eaten to sweeten the breath
- cactus — A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles.
- cadeau — a present
- cadmus — a Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and planted its teeth, from which sprang a multitude of warriors who fought among themselves until only five remained, who joined Cadmus to found Thebes
- caduac — a windfall
- caecum — any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
- caelum — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus
- caguas — city in EC Puerto Rico: pop. 141,000
- caique — long narrow light rowing skiff used on the Bosporus
- calalu — the edible leaves of various plants, used as greens or in making thick soups
- callup — Alternative spelling of call up.
- callus — A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.
- calque — a borrowing by which a specialized meaning of a word or phrase in one language is transferred to another language by a literal translation of each of the individual elements (Ex.: masterpiece, from German meisterstück)
- calvus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- campus — A campus is an area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college.
- cancun — a coastal resort in SE Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. Pop: 457 000 (2004 est)
- canful — the amount that a can will hold.
- cangue — (formerly in China) a large wooden collar worn by petty criminals as a punishment
- cantus — a medieval form of church singing; chant
- canuck — a Canadian
- canula — cannula.
- canute — died 1035, Danish king of England (1016–35), Denmark (1018–35), and Norway (1028–35). He defeated Edmund II of England (1016), but divided the kingdom with him until Edmund's death. An able ruler, he invaded Scotland (1027) and drove Olaf II from Norway (1028)
- cao yu — (Wan Jiabao) 1910–1996, Chinese playwright.
- capful — the amount that a cap can hold
- cardus — Sir Neville. 1889–1975, British music critic and cricket writer
- carful — the maximum number of people a car will hold
- carpus — the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand
- caruso — Enrico (enˈriːko). 1873–1921, an outstanding Italian operatic tenor; one of the first to make gramophone records
- casque — a helmet or a helmet-like process or structure, as on the bill of most hornbills
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- catgut — a strong cord made from the dried intestines of sheep and other animals that is used for stringing certain musical instruments and sports rackets, and, when sterilized, as surgical ligatures
- catsup — ketchup
- caucho — rubber obtained from the latex of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Castilla, especially C. elastica, of Central America.
- cauchy — Augustin Louis (oɡystɛ̃ lwi), Baron Cauchy. 1789–1857, French mathematician, noted for his work on the theory of functions and the wave theory of light
- caucus — A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence.
- caudad — towards the tail or posterior part
- caudal — of or towards the posterior part of the body
- caudex — the thickened persistent stem base of some herbaceous perennial plants
- caudle — a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally
- caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
- caulis — the main stem of a plant
- caulks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caulk.
- causal — If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.
- caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causee — (linguistics) The agent of the caused event in a causative construction.
- causer — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?