8-letter words containing c, h, o, u
- cobhouse — A structure built of cob.
- cockshut — dusk
- cornhusk — the outer protective covering of an ear of maize; the chaff
- cothurni — a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
- couchant — in a lying position
- couching — a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath
- cough up — If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to.
- coughers — Plural form of cougher.
- coughing — the action of expelling air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal cords
- coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- counthry — Irish eye dialect spelling of country.
- cowhouse — a shelter for cows; a byre or cowshed
- crouched — to stoop or bend low.
- croucher — Agent noun of crouch: one who crouches.
- crouches — Plural form of crouch.
- crumhorn — a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
- cudworth — Ralph. 1617–88, English philosopher and theologian. His works include True Intellectual System of the Universe (1678) and A Treatise concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
- cushions — Plural form of cushion.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- debouche — an outlet, as for troops to debouch through
- disvouch — to dissociate oneself from
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- douching — Present participle of douche.
- durocher — Leo Ernest ("The Lip") 1905–91, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- farouche — fierce.
- fourchee — a type of heraldic cross
- go dutch — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- gouaches — Plural form of gouache.
- grouched — Simple past tense and past participle of grouch.
- grouches — Plural form of grouch.
- guacharo — a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.
- hiccough — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hochhuth — Rolf (rɔlf). born 1931, German dramatist. His best-known works are the controversial documentary drama The Representative (1963), on the papacy's attitude to the Jews in World War II, Soldiers (1967), German Love Story (1980), and Wessis in Weimar (1992)
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- huaracho — huarache.
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- hummocks — Plural form of hummock.
- hummocky — Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
- hurcheon — a hedgehog.
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- in touch — If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.