7-letter words containing c, a, u
- shackup — an instance of shacking up: The census people counted both marriages and shackups.
- sichuan — a province in S central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
- specula — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- spicula — a spicule.
- squacco — a S European heron, Ardeola ralloides, with a short thick neck and a buff-coloured plumage with white wings
- stackup — stack (def 13).
- staunch — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- subacid — slightly or moderately acid or sour: a subacid fruit.
- subclan — a clan within a larger clan
- subrace — a subdivision of a race
- succade — fruit preserved in sugar or syrup
- succuba — a succubus.
- such as — so; very; to such a degree: such pleasant people.
- sucrase — invertase.
- sudanic — (especially in former systems of classification) of or relating to a residual category of African languages including most of the non-Bantu and non-Hamitic languages of northern and central Africa: most now reclassified as part of the Niger-Congo subfamily.
- sulcate — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- sunback — (of a garment) cut low to expose the back for sunbathing or coolness.
- surcoat — a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- tacitus — Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- tactful — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- tactual — of or relating to the sense of touch.
- taichou — a city in central Jiangsu province, in E China.
- tax cut — decrease in amount of tax
- teacups — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- touraco — any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- traceur — a participant in the sport or activity of parkour
- tractus — an anthem sung in some Roman Catholic masses
- traduce — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
- truancy — the act or state of being truant.
- trucage — art forgery
- truncal — belonging or relating to the trunk, for example of the body or of a tree
- tuchman — Barbara (Wertheim) [wurt-hahym] /ˈwɜrt haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1912–1989, U.S. historian and writer.
- tuckals — An old statistical package still in use on some VM computers.
- tucuman — a city in NW Argentina.
- tulchan — the skin of a calf placed next to a cow to induce it to give milk
- turacin — a red pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- tuscany — a region in W central Italy: formerly a grand duchy. 8879 sq. mi. (22,995 sq. km).
- ucayali — a river in W South America, flowing N from E Peru and joining the Marañón to form the Amazon. 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- unacted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- unbrace — to remove the braces of.
- uncaged — not confined in a cage.
- uncanny — having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
- unchain — to free from or as if from chains; set free.
- unchair — to remove from a chair; unseat
- uncharm — to remove an enchantment from; to free from the influence of a spell or charm; disenchant
- unchary — not cautious or chary; incautious
- unclamp — to undo the clamps of: to unclamp one's ski boots.
- unclasp — to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- unclean — not clean; dirty.