8-letter words containing c, u, a
- gracchus — Gaius Sempronius [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/ (Show IPA), 153–121 b.c, and his brother, Tiberius Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/ (Show IPA) 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- guacharo — a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.
- guaiacol — a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- guaiacum — any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family; lignum vitae.
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- guaracha — a vigorous Cuban dance in triple meter.
- guernica — Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- guidance — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- hachured — one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
- hachures — Short parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient.
- hackbuss — Alternative form of hagbut.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- half cut — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- half-cup — half of a cup, equal to 4 fluid ounces (0.1 liter) or 8 tablespoons.
- half-cut — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- hallucal — of or relating to the hallux.
- halluces — the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
- handcuff — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- hatchure — Alternative form of hachure.
- haulback — (in lumbering) a small line for pulling a cable back to its original position after it has been used to haul a log away.
- haunched — the hip.
- haunches — the hip.
- headfuck — an experience that is wildly exciting or impressive
- heuchera — any of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, especially the alumroots.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- huarache — a Mexican sandal having the upper woven of leather strips.
- huaracho — huarache.
- huisache — a tropical and subtropical New World shrub, Acacia farnesiana, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant, deep-yellow flower heads.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- humpback — a back that is humped in a convex position.
- icequake — a disturbance, especially a vibration or series of vibrations, caused by the breaking up of large ice masses.
- ich-laut — the voiceless palatal fricative sound that is written as ch in German ich, often allophonic with the ach-laut
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- incubate — to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- induciae — the time limit given for a defendant to appear in court after first receiving a citation to appear
- ischuria — Ischury.
- issuance — the act of issuing.
- j'accuse — any strong denunciation
- jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
- jaculate — to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
- jacuzzis — Plural form of jacuzzi.
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- judicare — a federally funded program providing free or low-cost legal services to the poor.