8-letter words containing a, u
- 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.
- cutglass — Made of cut glass.
- cutgrass — the general name for any grass of the genus Leersia, native to the Americas and Eurasia
- cuticula — cuticle
- cuttable — capable of being cut
- cutwater — the forward part of the stem of a vessel, which cuts through the water
- cuxhaven — a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cyanuric — of or derived from cyanuric acid.
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
- cygnus a — a strong radio source in the constellation Cygnus associated with a distant peculiar galaxy.
- cymatium — the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
- dactylus — the tip of a cephalopod's tentacular club
- daedalus — an Athenian architect and inventor who built the labyrinth for Minos on Crete and fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus to flee the island
- daguerre — Louis Jacques Mandé (lwi ʒɑk mɑ̃de). 1789–1851, French inventor, who devised one of the first practical photographic processes (1838)
- daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
- daiquiri — A daiquiri is a drink made with rum, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and ice.