8-letter words containing c, a, r, u
- conurbia — conurbations considered collectively
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- cornuate — (medicine) Being or pertaining to a hornlike structure, as with a bicornuate uterus.
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- coumarou — a tall leguminous tree, Coumarouna odorata, of tropical America
- couraged — Having a specified form or amount of courage.
- courages — the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- courante — an old dance in quick triple time
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cournand — André (Frederic). 1895–1988, US physician, born in France: shared the 1956 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for his work on heart catheterization
- courtrai — a town in W Belgium, in West Flanders on the Lys River: the largest producer of linen in W Europe. Pop: 73 984 (2004 est)
- cpu wars — /C-P-U worz/ A 1979 large-format comic by Chas Andres chronicling the attempts of the brainwashed androids of IPM (Impossible to Program Machines) to conquer and destroy the peaceful denizens of HEC (Human Engineered Computers). This rather transparent allegory featured many references to ADVENT and the immortal line "Eat flaming death, minicomputer mongrels!" (uttered, of course, by an IPM stormtrooper). It is alleged that the author subsequently received a letter of appreciation on IBM company stationery from the head of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Laboratories (then, as now, one of the few islands of true hackerdom in the IBM archipelago). The lower loop of the B in the IBM logo, it is said, had been carefully whited out. See eat flaming death.
- crack up — If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
- crank up — If you crank up a machine or device, you start it.
- crank-up — an act or instance of cranking up.
- crankous — fretful; cranky
- crap out — to make a losing throw in craps
- crateful — (informal) As much as a crate would hold.
- creature — You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures.
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- croupade — a type of horse leap in which the hind legs are drawn towards the belly
- cruciate — shaped or arranged like a cross
- crudware — /kruhd'weir/ Pejorative term for the hundreds of megabytes of low-quality freeware circulated by user's groups and BBSs in the micro-hobbyist world.
- crumenal — a purse
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- crusaded — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusader — A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
- crusades — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crustate — having a crust or shell
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cubature — the determination of the cubic contents of something
- cue card — a card, unseen by the audience, carrying dialogue, lyrics, etc. as an aid to a television performer
- culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
- cultivar — a variety of a plant that was produced from a natural species and is maintained by cultivation
- cultrate — shaped like a knife blade
- cultural — Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- cupboard — A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- 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