8-letter words containing a, c, u
- culpable — If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened.
- culpably — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- cultivar — a variety of a plant that was produced from a natural species and is maintained by cultivation
- cultrate — shaped like a knife blade
- cultural — Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
- cumacean — any small malacostracan marine crustacean of the Cumacea family, mostly dwelling on the sea bed but sometimes found among the plankton
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- cumstain — Lb vulgar A stain from ejaculate.
- cumulant — (mathematics) Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form.
- cumulate — to accumulate
- cunabula — a cradle
- cuneatic — cuneiform; cuneate.
- cupboard — A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
- cupcakes — Plural form of cupcake.
- cupolaed — having a cupola
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- cupulate — shaped like a small cup
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- curarine — an alkaloid extracted from curare, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. Formula: C19H26ON2
- curarize — to paralyse or treat with curare
- curassow — any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers
- curating — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- curators — Plural form of curator.
- curatory — the office of a curator
- curatrix — a woman in charge of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
- curbable — able to be curbed or restrained
- cure-all — A cure-all is something that is believed, usually wrongly, to be able to solve all the problems someone or something has, or to cure a wide range of illnesses.
- curitiba — a city in SE Brazil, capital of Paraná state: seat of the University of Paraná (1946). Pop: 2 871 000 (2005 est)
- curraghs — Plural form of curragh.
- currants — Plural form of currant.
- curranty — full of currants
- curtails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- curtalax — cutlass.
- curvital — of or relating to curvature, esp in geometry
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
- cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- custardy — resembling custard
- custodia — (rare) pyx (container for the host).
- custumal — a customary.
- cut back — If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
- cut dead — to snub completely
- cut nail — a nail having a tapering rectangular form with a blunt point, made by cutting from a thin rolled sheet of iron or steel.
- cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- cut-rate — Cut-rate goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- cutaways — Plural form of cutaway.
- cutbacks — Plural form of cutback.