8-letter words containing c, t, u
- tuckahoe — Also called Indian bread. the edible, underground sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, found on the roots of trees in the southern United States.
- tuckered — to weary; tire; exhaust (often followed by out): The game tuckered him out.
- tucotuco — any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Ctenomys, of South America, resembling the pocket gopher.
- tungchow — Tongzhou.
- tungstic — of or containing tungsten, especially in the pentavalent or hexavalent state.
- tungusic — a family of languages spoken or formerly spoken in Manchuria and central and SE Siberia, including Manchu, Evenki, Even, and languages of the Amur River region, as Nanay.
- tunicate — Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- tunicked — wearing a tunic
- tuppence — twopence.
- turbocar — a car driven by a gas turbine
- turcoman — Turkoman.
- turmeric — the aromatic rhizome of an Asian plant, Curcuma domestica (or C. longa), of the ginger family.
- turnback — a part of a garment or similar item that is folded or turned back
- turncoat — a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- turncock — (formerly) an official employed to turn on the water for the mains supply
- turrical — of, relating to, or resembling a turret.
- tusculan — an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, especially that of Cicero.
- tusculum — an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, especially that of Cicero.
- tussocky — abounding in tussocks.
- ugaritic — of or relating to Ugarit, its people, or their language.
- ulbricht — Walter [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1893–1973, German Communist leader: chairman of the East German Council of State 1960–73.
- ulcerate — to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
- ultimacy — the state or quality of being ultimate.
- umbratic — of or relating to the shade or shadows
- unactive — inactive, listless, or idle
- uncatchy — not catchy or memorable
- uncaught — simple past tense and past participle of catch.
- unchaste — not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.
- uncinate — hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- unclothe — to strip of clothes.
- unclutch — to release or let go of by opening the fist
- uncoated — not covered with a coating
- uncommit — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- uncostly — costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.
- uncreate — to dismantle or unmake
- unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- underact — to play (a role) without adequate emphasis
- undercut — to cut under or beneath.
- unerotic — arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.
- unexotic — not exotic; ordinary
- unpoetic — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- unsecret — not secret
- unselect — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- unsocket — to remove from a socket
- unstarch — to free from stiffness
- unsticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- unstitch — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- unstruck — not struck
- untackle — to free from tackle or trappings; unfasten
- unthatch — to remove or throw off the thatch from: to unthatch a roof.