8-letter words containing c, u, a
- judicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- jurassic — noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
- justicia — any of numerous plants and shrubs of the genus Justicia, which includes the shrimp plant and water willow.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- la-chute — French La Chute. a novel (1957) by Albert Camus.
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- lace bug — any of several bugs of the family Tingidae, characterized by a lacy pattern of ridges on the head, thorax, and wings, and feeding on the leaves of oak, birch, sycamore, etc.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- lacquers — Plural form of lacquer.
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
- lacunary — Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- lacunule — a small lacuna.
- larouche — Lyndon H., Jr. born 1922, U.S. economist and politician.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- launcher — a person or thing that launches.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- laurence — a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lawcourt — a court of law
- leucaena — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, which includes the lead tree.
- leucemia — leukemia.
- linguica — a highly spiced Portuguese garlic sausage.
- loculate — having one or more locules.
- locustal — of or relating to locusts
- lubrical — Obsolete form of lubric.
- luchador — A person who competes in lucha libre wrestling.
- lucianne — a female given name.
- lucretia — Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- lucullan — (especially of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous.
- lumachel — (mineralogy) A grey form of limestone that contains fossil shells, and reflects a fiery play of colours.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lunatics — Plural form of lunatic.
- macahuba — a South American palm tree of the genus Acrocomia
- macallum — an ice cream with raspberry sauce
- macaques — Plural form of macaque.
- macaulay — Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.
- macmanus — Seumas [shey-muh s] /ˈʃeɪ məs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1960, Irish poet and short-story writer.
- macroura — Macruran.
- macrural — (zoology) macrurous.
- macruran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- macushla — darling.
- maieutic — of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
- mameluco — (South America) A child born of a white father and American Indian mother.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- maracuja — A passion fruit.