6-letter words containing a, e, c, u
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- curate — A curate is a clergyman in the Anglican Church who helps the priest.
- curiae — Plural form of curia.
- 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
- faceup — with the face or the front or upper surface upward: Place the cards faceup on the table.
- fauces — Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- 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.
- gauche — lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
- glauce — the second bride of Jason, murdered on her wedding day by Medea, whom Jason had deserted
- guache — Alternative spelling of gouache.
- hecuba — Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.
- 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)
- jaunce — to prance
- kechua — Quechua.
- lacune — a gap or space
- launce — sand lance.
- leucas — Levkas.
- macule — mackle.
- mucate — a salt of mucic acid
- nuance — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nuchae — nape.
- paunce — Obsolete form of pansy.
- purace — an active volcano in SW Colombia. 15,603 feet (4756 meters).
- queach — a thicket
- raucle — bold, rash
- sacque — sack1 (def 6).
- sauced — intoxicated; drunk.
- saucer — a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- teacup — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- uncage — to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- uncake — to remove compacted matter from (something)
- uncape — to remove the cape from
- uncase — to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- unciae — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- unlace — to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- usance — Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- vaunce — to advance