8-letter words containing a, c, u
- avicular — of or relating to small birds
- avoucher — a person who avouches
- avouches — to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
- ayacucho — a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)
- babouche — a Middle-Eastern, particularly Turkish, heelless slipper
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- bacillus — A bacillus is any bacterium that has a long, thin shape.
- back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
- back rub — a form of massage in which the masseur rubs one's back
- back run — a period during which a particular process, as the flow of materials in manufacturing, is reversed.
- backburn — to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
- backhaul — a return load of cargo; cargo which is carried by a vehicle on its return journey
- backrush — the return of water seaward, down the foreshore of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
- baculine — relating to flogging with a rod
- baculite — an extinct species of mollusc from the Late Cretaceous period, fossils of which have been found ranging from 7cm to 2m in length
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- ballclub — (baseball) A baseball team.
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- barbecue — A barbecue is a piece of equipment which you use for cooking on in the open air.
- barleduc — a French preserve made of whitecurrants, redcurrants, or gooseberries
- barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
- bascules — Plural form of bascule.
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- batucada — A style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
- bauxitic — consisting of, containing or resembling bauxite
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- bear cub — a baby bear
- beaucoup — a large amount, an abundance
- bechuana — a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana
- bicaudal — having two tails
- blackgum — Nyssa sylvatica, a deciduous tree of the genus Nyssa native to North America
- blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
- blackmur — R(ichard) P(almer) 1904–65, U.S. critic and poet.
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- blu-tack — a type of blue, malleable, sticky material used to attach paper, card, etc to walls and other surfaces
- blueback — any of several species of fish with a blue colouring
- bluecoat — a person who wears a blue coat, such as a sailor or policeman
- bluejack — a species of oak, Quercus incana, the leaves of which have a blue tinge
- bouchard — (Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- boudicca — died 62 ad, a queen of the Iceni, who led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain; after being defeated she poisoned herself
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- brachium — the arm, esp the upper part
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- brucella — any of a genus of nonmotile bacteria that cause brucellosis
- bucatini — pasta in the shape of long tubes
- buccally — from the point of view of the cheek or mouth
- bucellas — a Portuguese white wine
- buchanan — George. 1506–82, Scottish historian, who was tutor to Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI; author of History of Scotland (1582)
- buckaroo — a cowboy