6-letter words containing c, o, u
- conque — Alternative spelling of conch.
- consul — A consul is an official who is sent by his or her government to live in a foreign city in order to look after all the people there that belong to his or her own country.
- conure — any of various small American parrots of the genus Aratinga and related genera
- copout — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- copula — A copula is the same as a linking verb.
- coquet — to behave flirtatiously
- coquis — Plural form of coqui.
- corium — the deep inner layer of the skin, beneath the epidermis, containing connective tissue, blood vessels, and fat
- cormus — a corm
- cornua — a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- cornus — any member of the genus Cornus, such as dogwood
- corpus — A corpus is a large collection of written or spoken texts that is used for language research.
- coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.
- corvus — a small quadrilateral-shaped constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Virgo and Hydra
- cosatu — Congress of South Africa Trade Unions
- costus — a Himalayan herb, Saussurea lappa, with an aromatic root which has medicinal properties and which also yields an oil that is used in perfumery
- coteau — a hillside
- cottus — a scorpaenoid fish of the family Cottidae; the type genus, having four yellowish knobs on its head
- cotula — (in prescriptions) a measure.
- coucal — any ground-living bird of the genus Centropus, of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, having long strong legs: family Cuculidae (cuckoos)
- couche — (of a shield) tilted
- cougan — a rowdy person, esp one who drinks large quantities of alcohol
- cougar — A cougar is a wild member of the cat family. Cougars have brownish-grey fur and live in mountain regions of North and South America.
- coughs — Plural form of cough.
- cought — Misspelling of caught.
- coulda — (chiefly, slang) Could have.
- coulde — Obsolete spelling of could.
- coulee — a flow of molten lava
- coulis — a thin purée of vegetables, fruit, etc, usually served as a sauce surrounding a dish
- counts — Plural form of count.
- county — A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government.
- couped — (heraldry) cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; -- used especially for the head or limb of an animal.
- coupee — (in dance) a movement where the dancer stands on one foot while the other performs a backward or forward movement as a sort of salutation
- couper — a dealer
- coupes — Plural form of coupe.
- couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
- coupon — a ticket issued to facilitate rationing
- cource — Misspelling of course.
- courie — to nestle or snuggle
- course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- courts — Plural form of court.
- cousin — Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
- couter — a piece of armour designed to protect the elbow
- couthy — Alternative form of couthie.
- coutil — a tightly-woven twill cloth used in corsetry
- couzin — a friend
- coypus — Plural form of coypu.
- crocus — Crocuses are small white, yellow, or purple flowers that are grown in parks and gardens in the early spring.
- cronus — a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him
- cronut — A pastry which combines characteristics of a croissant and a doughnut.