6-letter words containing a, c, u
- faucet — any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- fecula — fecal matter, especially of insects.
- fucate — (obsolete) Artificially coloured; falsified, counterfeit.
- fulcra — the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
- gauche — lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
- gaucho — a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
- glauce — the second bride of Jason, murdered on her wedding day by Medea, whom Jason had deserted
- glucan — (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.
- guache — Alternative spelling of gouache.
- guaiac — Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- haunch — the hip.
- hecuba — Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.
- hubcap — a removable cover for the center area of the exposed side of an automobile wheel, covering the axle.
- huesca — a city in NE Spain: Roman town, site of Quintus Sertorius' school (76 bc); 15th-century cathedral and ancient palace of Aragonese kings. Pop: 47 609 (2003 est)
- icarus — Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- iguacu — a river in S Brazil, flowing W to the Paraná River on the Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil border: noted for its falls. 745 miles (1199 km) long.
- jaunce — to prance
- judaic — of or relating to Judaism: the Judaic idea of justice.
- kechua — Quechua.
- kutcha — crude, imperfect, or temporary.
- lacmus — (archaic) Litmus.
- lacuna — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacune — a gap or space
- launce — sand lance.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- lauric — of or derived from lauric acid.
- leucas — Levkas.
- lucian — a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lucida — the brightest star in a constellation.
- lucina — a title or name given to Juno as goddess of childbirth
- lucuma — a genus of trees, family Sapotaceae, of sub-tropical regions in South America, bearing a sweet egg-shaped fruit of the same name
- lukacs — George, 1885–1971, Hungarian literary critic.
- lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
- lurcat — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- macoun — a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.
- macula — a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- macule — mackle.
- manchu — a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty, or Ch'ing, 1644–1912).
- mancus — A gold coin used in Medieval Europe.
- marcus — Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- maunch — manche.
- motuca — a Brazilian horsefly, Lepiselaga crassipes
- mu car — a self-propelled railroad car, generally used in commuting service, equipped so that a train of such cars can be operated from any one of them.
- mucate — a salt of mucic acid
- mucosa — mucous membrane.
- mudcap — to blast (a rock) with an explosive attached to it with a capping of clay.
- mudcat — flathead catfish.
- murcia — a city in SE Spain.
- muscat — Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- nautch — (in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.