8-letter words containing c, u, e, i
- 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.
- 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.
- meconium — the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
- meniscus — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mercouri — Melina (məˈliːnə). 1925–94, Greek actress and politician: her films include Never on Sunday (1960); minister of culture (1981–85 and 1993–94)
- mercuric — of or containing mercury, especially in the bivalent state.
- mucilage — any of various, usually liquid, preparations of gum, glue, or the like, used as an adhesive.
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- muricate — covered with short, sharp points.
- musicale — a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- musicker — a musician
- mycelium — the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
- neumatic — any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- neuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
- nucleoid — the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
- nucleoli — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- nuclides — Plural form of nuclide.
- nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- numerics — The field of numerically-controlled engineering.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- occupier — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- occupies — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- outchide — to exceed in chiding
- outcrier — One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outprice — To sell at a lower price than (another seller).
- outvoice — (transitive) To exceed in noise.
- peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- peculium — property that a father or master allowed his child or slave to hold as his own
- pedicure — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- pellucid — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piecrust — the crust or shell of a pie.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- precieux — (of a man) overly fastidious or refined; precious; affected.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- pulicene — flea-ridden
- pulicide — a flea-killing substance
- pumicate — to pound or rub smooth with pumice
- pumicite — a fine-grained pumice-like volcanic ash
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- purlicue — a flourish at the end of a pen stroke
- quercine — of or relating to an oak.
- quickens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken.
- quickest — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- quickies — Plural form of quickie.