8-letter words containing c, u, a
- silicula — a short broad siliqua, occurring in such cruciferous plants as honesty and shepherd's-purse
- siracusa — Syracuse (def 2).
- skullcap — a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
- slack up — to go more slowly
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specular — pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- spicular — relating to or characteristic of spicula
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- stack up — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- star cut — a gem cut having a hexagonal table surrounded by six facets in the form of equilateral triangles.
- staubach — Roger Thomas, born 1942, U.S. football player.
- straucht — straight
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subcause — a factor less important than a cause
- subclaim — a claim that is part of a larger claim
- subclass — a primary division of a class.
- subcosta — a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
- subotica — a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- subscale — a scale within a scale
- subspace — a smaller space within a main area that has been divided or subdivided: The jewelry shop occupies a subspace in the hotel's lobby.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- subucula — (in ancient Rome) an undergarment or subtunic worn by men;
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subvocal — mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
- suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
- suitcase — a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sunscald — injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.
- sunspace — sunroom.
- supercar — a very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine
- supermac — A general-purpose macro language, embeddable in existing languages as a run-time library.
- surcease — to cease from some action; desist.
- surfaced — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- surgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- suricate — a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- syracuse — a city in central New York.
- szechuan — Sichuan.
- tacahout — an abnormal outgrowth on a tamarisk plant
- taciturn — inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- tacubaya — a former city in the Federal District of Mexico: now a SW district of Mexico City; national observatory.
- taichung — a city in and the provincial capital of Taiwan, in the W part.
- talmudic — of or relating to the Talmud.
- tapaculo — a small passeriform bird, Pteroptochus albicollis (megapodius), with short wings and cocked tail, native to South America
- teucrian — of or relating to the ancient Trojans.
- torcular — a tourniquet or bandage