8-letter words containing c, u, r, s
- crustose — having a crustlike appearance
- crutches — Plural form of crutch.
- culprits — Plural form of culprit.
- cultures — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- culverts — Plural form of culvert.
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- cupreous — of, consisting of, containing, or resembling copper; coppery
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- curassow — any gallinaceous ground-nesting bird of the family Cracidae, of S North, Central, and South America. Curassows have long legs and tails and, typically, a distinctive crest of curled feathers
- curators — Plural form of curator.
- curbless — with no curb or restraint
- curbside — at the curb or on the sidewalk adjacent to the street
- cureless — a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curettes — Plural form of curette.
- curraghs — Plural form of curragh.
- currants — Plural form of currant.
- currents — Plural form of current.
- curriers — Plural form of currier.
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- curseful — (archaic) horrendous, horrific.
- cursitor — (in the Court of Chancery) a clerk or officer
- cursives — Plural form of cursive.
- cursored — Simple past tense and past participle of cursor.
- curtails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- curtises — Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curtness — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- curtsied — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- curtsies — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- cuspidor — spittoon
- cussword — a swearword
- custardy — resembling custard
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- cutgrass — the general name for any grass of the genus Leersia, native to the Americas and Eurasia
- cutpurse — a thief who stole purses by cutting them from the belts to which they were attached
- cutworms — Plural form of cutworm.
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- destruct — to destroy (one's own missile or rocket) for safety
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.
- dustcart — a garbage truck.
- ecraseur — surgical device consisting of a heavy wire loop placed around a part to be removed and tightened until it cuts through
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- epicures — Plural form of epicure.
- epicurus — An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement commonly known as Epicureanism.