8-letter words containing c, u, s
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- dactylus — the tip of a cephalopod's tentacular club
- damascus — the capital of Syria, in the southwest: reputedly the oldest city in the world, having been inhabited continuously since before 2000 bc. Pop: 2 317 000 (2005 est)
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- decuples — Plural form of decuple.
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- destruct — to destroy (one's own missile or rocket) for safety
- diecious — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- disclude — (nonstandard) To disclose, make known.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- discuses — Plural form of discus.
- disjunct — disjoined; separated.
- disvouch — to dissociate oneself from
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.
- duchesse — a daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces able to be used separately (duchesse brisée)
- duckpins — Plural form of duckpin.
- ductless — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dustcart — a garbage truck.
- dustcoat — a loose lightweight coat worn for early open motor-car riding
- dutches' — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- dutchess — Archaic spelling of duchess.
- eclogues — a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
- ecraseur — surgical device consisting of a heavy wire loop placed around a part to be removed and tightened until it cuts through
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- educates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of educate.
- elenchus — A logical refutation.
- 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.
- esculent — Fit to be eaten; edible.
- escurial — Escorial
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- eugenics — The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- eustatic — Of or pertaining to eustasy.
- eustelic — Of or possessing a eustele.
- evacuees — Plural form of evacuee.
- excludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exclude.
- excursus — A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.
- excusing — Present participle of excuse.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- excusive — tending to excuse; excusing
- executes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute.