8-letter words containing c, u, t, e
- crew cut — A crew cut is a man's hairstyle in which his hair is cut very short.
- critique — A critique is a written examination and judgment of a situation or of a person's work or ideas.
- cruciate — shaped or arranged like a cross
- crudites — Crudités are pieces of raw vegetable, often served before a meal.
- cruelest — willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- crueltie — Obsolete spelling of cruelty.
- crumpets — Plural form of crumpet.
- crunkest — a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.
- crustate — having a crust or shell
- crustose — having a crustlike appearance
- crutched — Simple past tense and past participle of crutch.
- crutches — Plural form of crutch.
- cubature — the determination of the cubic contents of something
- culottes — Culottes are knee-length women's trousers that look like a skirt.
- cultigen — a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
- cultlike — resembling a cult
- cultrate — shaped like a knife blade
- cultured — If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- 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.
- cumulate — to accumulate
- cuneatic — cuneiform; cuneate.
- cup-tied — (of a team) unable to play another fixture because of involvement in a cup tie
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- cupulate — shaped like a small cup
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- curetted — to scrape with a curette.
- curettes — Plural form of curette.
- currents — Plural form of current.
- 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.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
- curvette — cuvette (def 1).
- cushiest — Superlative form of cushy.
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
- custodes — plural of custos.
- customed — accustomed; inured
- 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.
- cut dead — to snub completely
- cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- cut time — alla breve
- cut-pile — having a pile with yarns that are cut instead of looped: a cut-pile carpet.
- cut-rate — Cut-rate goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- cuteness — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- cuthbert — Saint. ?635–87 ad, English monk; bishop of Lindisfarne. Feast day: March 20
- cuticles — Plural form of cuticle.
- cutinize — to become or cause to become covered or impregnated with cutin
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.