8-letter words containing a, g, u, c
- gouaches — Plural form of gouache.
- gracchus — Gaius Sempronius [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/ (Show IPA), 153–121 b.c, and his brother, Tiberius Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/ (Show IPA) 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- guacharo — a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.
- guaiacol — a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- guaiacum — any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family; lignum vitae.
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- guaracha — a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.
- guernica — Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- guidance — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- lace bug — any of several bugs of the family Tingidae, characterized by a lacy pattern of ridges on the head, thorax, and wings, and feeding on the leaves of oak, birch, sycamore, etc.
- linguica — a highly spiced Portuguese garlic sausage.
- mcteague — a novel (1899) by Frank Norris.
- megabuck — one million dollars.
- mucilage — any of various, usually liquid, preparations of gum, glue, or the like, used as an adhesive.
- nugacity — triviality; insignificance.
- nuraghic — relating to the Bronze Age Sardinian civilization that is distinguished by nuraghe
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- pucelage — virginity
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- quacking — Present participle of quack.
- rancagua — a city in central Chile.
- rugelach — a fruit-and-nut pastry shaped like a croissant
- saguache — Sawatch.
- scuzzbag — a despicable or unethical person
- surgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- taichung — a city in and the provincial capital of Taiwan, in the W part.
- truckage — conveyance by a truck or trucks.
- ugaritic — of or relating to Ugarit, its people, or their language.
- unaching — not aching or painful
- uncaring — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- uncaught — simple past tense and past participle of catch.
- uncharge — to acquit.
- ungraced — deprived of something
- upcharge — an additional charge: How much is the upcharge for white sidewall tires?
- wangchuk — Jigme Dorji [jig-mey dawr-jee] /ˈdʒɪg meɪ ˈdɔr dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1929–72, king of Bhutan 1952–72.
- yungchia — Older Spelling. Yongjia.