8-letter words containing c, l, u, i
- coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- coulisse — a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel, such as a sluicegate, portcullis, or stage flat
- councils — Plural form of council.
- coupling — A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together.
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- crimeful — criminal; filled with crime
- croupily — in a croupy manner
- crucible — A crucible is a pot in which metals or other substances can be melted or heated up to very high temperatures.
- crueltie — Obsolete spelling of cruelty.
- crustily — In a crusty manner.
- cubicles — A small partitioned-off area of a room, for example one containing a bed in a dwelling or one containing a desk in an office.
- cubicula — a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- cuddlier — suitable for or inviting cuddling: a cuddly teddy bear.
- cuddling — Present participle of cuddle.
- cufflink — Cufflinks are small decorative objects used for holding together shirt cuffs around the wrist.
- culchies — Plural form of culchie.
- culiacan — a city in NW Mexico, capital of Sinaloa state. Pop: 799 000 (2005 est)
- culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
- cullions — Plural form of cullion.
- cullyism — the state of being a cully
- culprits — Plural form of culprit.
- cultigen — a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
- cultists — Plural form of cultist.
- cultivar — a variety of a plant that was produced from a natural species and is maintained by cultivation
- cultlike — resembling a cult
- culverin — a long-range medium to heavy cannon used during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries
- curculio — any of various American weevils, esp Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum curculio), a pest of fruit trees
- curdling — Present participle of curdle.
- curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- curricle — a two-wheeled open carriage drawn by two horses side by side
- curtails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail.
- curvital — of or relating to curvature, esp in geometry
- cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- cusplike — Resembling or characteristic of a cusp.
- 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-pile — having a pile with yarns that are cut instead of looped: a cut-pile carpet.
- cuticles — Plural form of cuticle.
- cuticula — cuticle
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.
- cuttling — to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
- decidual — the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
- disclude — (nonstandard) To disclose, make known.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- duckbill — platypus.
- ducklike — Similar to a duck.
- duckling — a young duck.
- ducktail — DA.
- dulciana — an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.