6-letter words containing a, c, u
- cucuta — a city in E Colombia: commercial centre of a coffee-producing region. Pop: 883 000 (2005 est)
- cudahy — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- cuenca — a city in SW Ecuador: university (1868). Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
- cuesta — a long low ridge with a steep scarp slope and a gentle back slope, formed by the differential erosion of strata of differing hardness
- cuevas — José Luis [hoh-zey lwees;; Spanish haw-se lwees] /hoʊˈzeɪ lwis;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Mexican painter, graphic artist, and illustrator.
- cuiaba — a port in W Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso state, on the Cuiabá River. Pop: 777 000 (2005 est)
- culham — a village in S central England, in Oxfordshire: site of the UK centre for thermonuclear reactor research and of the Joint European Torus (JET) programme
- cullay — the soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria)
- cumana — a city in NE Venezuela: founded in 1523; the oldest European settlement in South America. Pop: 271 000 (2005 est)
- cumbia — a rhythmic style of music originating in Colombia
- cunard — Sir Samuel (1787–1865). Canadian shipping magnate, founder of the Cunard line
- cunaxa — the site near the lower Euphrates where Artaxerxes II defeated Cyrus the Younger in 401 bc
- cuneal — wedge-shaped; cuneiform
- cuphea — any of various New World plants belonging to the genus Cuphea, of the loosestrife family, having tubular, usually reddish or purple flowers.
- cupman — a drinking companion
- cupola — A cupola is a roof or part of a roof that is shaped like a dome.
- cuppas — Plural form of cuppa.
- cupula — a dome-shaped structure, esp the sensory structure within the semicircular canals of the ear
- curacy — the office or position of curate
- curagh — a coracle.
- curare — black resin obtained from certain tropical South American trees, esp Chondrodendron tomentosum, acting on the motor nerves to cause muscular paralysis: used medicinally as a muscle relaxant and by South American Indians as an arrow poison
- curari — Alternative form of curare.
- curate — A curate is a clergyman in the Anglican Church who helps the priest.
- curiae — Plural form of curia.
- curial — one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curran — a currant
- cursal — of or belonging to a set course or rotation, esp of a canon or prebendary in certain churches
- curtal — cut short
- cusack — Cyril (James). 1910–93, Irish actor
- cushat — a wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
- cushaw — a variety of crookneck squash (Cucurbita moschata) similar to the pumpkin
- cuspal — relating to or having a cusp
- cutcha — crude; makeshift
- cuyaba — Cuiabá.
- dachau — a town in S Germany, in Bavaria: site of a Nazi concentration camp. Pop: 39 474 (2003 est)
- dauncy — donsie.
- dracut — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- ducats — Plural form of ducat.
- ductal — (anatomy) Of, relating to, or originating in a duct.
- duncan — died 1040, king of Scotland 1030–40: murdered by Macbeth.
- duparc — Henri (ɑ̃ri), full name Marie Eugène Henri Fouques Duparc. 1848–1933, French composer of songs noted for their sad brooding quality
- escaut — Scheldt
- exacum — any plant of the annual or perennial tropical genus Exacum; some are grown as greenhouse biennials for their bluish-purple platter-shaped flowers: family Gentianaceae
- fa cup — Football Association competition
- faceup — with the face or the front or upper surface upward: Place the cards faceup on the table.
- factum — a statement of the facts in a controversy or legal case.
- facula — an irregular, unusually bright patch on the sun's surface.
- facund — (archaic) eloquent, articulate.
- faucal — pertaining to the fauces or opening of the throat.
- fauces — Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.