8-letter words containing a, l, u
- circular — Something that is circular is shaped like a circle.
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- clafouti — a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.
- clairaut — Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- clamours — Plural form of clamour.
- clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
- claqueur — a member of a claque
- claudine — a female given name, form of Claudia.
- claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- clausius — Rudolf Julius (ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs). 1822–88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases
- claustra — barrier.
- clausula — a type of musical cadence
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- clean-up — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- cleanups — Plural form of cleanup.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- clearcut — Alternative spelling of clear cut.
- clearout — Alternative form of clear-out.
- cloudage — a mass of clouds
- club bag — a soft, usually leather, two-handled bag suitable for use in traveling or for general utility.
- club car — a railway carriage with comfortable extending chairs, a bar, and other comforts
- clubable — Alternative form of clubbable.
- clubface — the face of a golf club
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhaul — to force (a sailing vessel) onto a new tack, esp in an emergency, by fastening a lee anchor to the lee quarter, dropping the anchor as the vessel comes about, and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- clubland — A city's clubland is the area that contains all the best nightclubs.
- clubmate — A person who is in the same club as another person.
- coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- coaldust — fine particles of coal
- coequals — Plural form of coequal.
- cola nut — any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- columnal — of, like, or relating to a column
- columnar — shaped like a column.
- columnea — any plant belonging to the genus Columnea, a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae, with bright red, yellow, or orange tubular flowers and glossy leaves
- communal — Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society.
- conjugal — Conjugal means relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship , especially their sexual relationship.
- consuela — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- consular — Consular means involving or relating to a consul or the work of a consul.
- consulta — an official meeting or consultation
- copulate — If one animal or person copulates with another, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate.
- coquilla — a coquilla nut
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- costumal — Pertaining to costume or dress.
- coupland — Douglas. born 1961, Canadian novelist and journalist; novels include Generation X (1991), Girlfriend in a Coma (1998), and City of Glass (2000)
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border