8-letter words containing c, u, t, e, n
- cuteness — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- cutinize — to become or cause to become covered or impregnated with cutin
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.
- cutscene — (in computer games) a scene that develops the story line and is often shown on completion of a certain level, or when the player’s character dies.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- duecento — the 13th century, with reference to Italy, especially to its art or literature.
- eduction — the act of educing.
- enacture — an enactment
- enchaunt — Obsolete form of enchant.
- enuretic — Pertaining to, or afflicted by, enuresis; tending to wet the bed.
- eructing — Present participle of eruct.
- esculent — Fit to be eaten; edible.
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- evacuant — A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative.
- excubant — keeping watch; on guard
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
- fine-cut — cut into very thin strips (contrasted with rough-cut): fine-cut tobacco.
- incubate — to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- inducted — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- inductee — a person inducted into military service.
- intercur — (obsolete, intransitive) To intervene; to come or occur in the meantime.
- intercut — to cut from one type of shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- kentucky — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- lincture — A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
- line cut — an engraving consisting only of lines or areas that are solid black or white. Compare halftone (def 2).
- luculent — clear or lucid: a luculent explanation.
- metuchen — a city in NE New Jersey.
- muculent — Slimy; moist and moderately viscous.
- nautches — Plural form of nautch.
- 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.
- noctules — Plural form of noctule.
- nocturne — a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- nucleate — having a nucleus.
- nut case — a deranged person; lunatic.
- oceanaut — aquanaut.
- open cut — noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches.
- open-cut — noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches.
- outdance — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- outfence — to surpass at the sport of fencing
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- punctule — a very small opening
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- re-count — to count again.
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.