8-letter words containing c, a, l, u
- nautical — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- navicula — an incense holder or incense boat
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nubecula — (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- nucellar — Of or pertaining to the nucellus.
- nucflash — a report of highest precedence notifying the president, secretary of defense, or their deputies of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear-weapon launch or of a nuclear attack.
- nuclease — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- nucleate — having a nucleus.
- nudicaul — having leafless stems.
- occlusal — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- opercula — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- oracular — of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
- osculant — united by certain common characteristics.
- osculate — to come into close contact or union.
- ossicula — Plural form of ossiculum.
- outcalls — Plural form of outcall.
- outcavil — to exceed in cavilling
- outclass — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outcrawl — to crawl further than or faster than
- outplace — to provide outplacement for.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- packmule — a mule used to carry goods
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- peaceful — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- peculate — to appropriate or embezzle (public money)
- peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- piacular — expiatory; atoning; reparatory.
- pictural — a picture
- placitum — a plea made in court on behalf of a person or group
- pluck at — If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently.
- plumcake — a cake with raisins in it
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- publican — Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- pucallpa — a city in E Peru, on the Ucayali River.
- pucelage — virginity
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- qualcomm — (company) A California-based technology company; their primary product is the OMNITRACS tractor-trailer-tracking system. They also develop the free and commercial versions of Eudora for Macintosh and IBM PC.
- relaunch — an act or instance of launching something again.
- rubrical — reddish; marked with red.
- rugelach — a fruit-and-nut pastry shaped like a croissant
- rustical — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- saccular — having the form of a sac.
- sacculus — a saccule.
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- scale up — increase in size
- scalenus — any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.