8-letter words containing c, u, a
- pace out — If you pace out or pace off a distance, you measure it by walking from one end of it to the other.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- packmule — a mule used to carry goods
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parcours — parcourse.
- patch up — an act or instance of patching or repair.
- patch-up — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- peaceful — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- peculate — to appropriate or embezzle (public money)
- peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- peracute — (of diseases, chiefly in animals) very severe; very acute
- piacular — expiatory; atoning; reparatory.
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- pictural — a picture
- piquancy — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- pirarucu — the arapaima.
- pittacus — c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- placitum — a plea made in court on behalf of a person or group
- pluck at — If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently.
- plumcake — a cake with raisins in it
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- publican — Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- pucallpa — a city in E Peru, on the Ucayali River.
- pucelage — virginity
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- pumicate — to pound or rub smooth with pumice
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- pushcard — punchboard.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- pussycat — a cat; pussy.
- put back — postpone
- quackery — the practice or methods of a quack.
- quacking — Present participle of quack.
- quackish — a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- quadcore — (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of four cores.
- quadrics — Plural form of quadric.
- qualcomm — (company) A California-based technology company; their primary product is the OMNITRACS tractor-trailer-tracking system. They also develop the free and commercial versions of Eudora for Macintosh and IBM PC.
- quantico — a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.
- quantics — Plural form of quantic.
- quechuan — of or relating to the Quechua language or people.