8-letter words containing c, u, t, e
- cutpurse — a thief who stole purses by cutting them from the belts to which they were attached
- 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.
- cuttable — capable of being cut
- cuttiest — cut short; short; stubby.
- cutwater — the forward part of the stem of a vessel, which cuts through the water
- cuvettes — Plural form of cuvette.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- datacube — Alternative spelling of data cube.
- deck out — If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.
- declutch — to disengage the clutch of a motor vehicle
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- decuplet — (physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
- deducted — to take away, as from a sum or amount: Once you deduct your expenses, there is nothing left.
- deductor — One who deducts tax.
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- destruct — to destroy (one's own missile or rocket) for safety
- deuteric — of, pertaining to, or resulting from the metasomatic changes taking place in igneous rock or magma as it solidifies
- diuretic — increasing the volume of the urine excreted, as by a medicinal substance.
- 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.
- ductless — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- duecento — the 13th century, with reference to Italy, especially to its art or literature.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dutches' — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- dutchess — Archaic spelling of duchess.
- ecaudate — having no tail.
- educated — having undergone education: educated people.
- educatee — a person who receives instruction; student.
- educates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of educate.
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- eduction — the act of educing.
- eductive — educing; serving to educe.
- electrum — A natural or artificial alloy of gold with at least 20 percent silver, used for jewelry, especially in ancient times.
- enacture — an enactment
- enchaunt — Obsolete form of enchant.
- enuretic — Pertaining to, or afflicted by, enuresis; tending to wet the bed.
- epulotic — a substance that promotes the formation of scar tissue
- eructate — To burp; to belch.
- 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
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eucritic — relating to eucrite
- eupeptic — Of or having good digestion or a consequent air of healthy good spirits.
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- eurocrat — European Union official
- eustatic — Of or pertaining to eustasy.
- eustelic — Of or possessing a eustele.
- eutectic — Relating to or denoting a mixture of substances (in fixed proportions) that melts and solidifies at a single temperature that is lower than the melting points of the separate constituents or of any other mixture of them.
- eutropic — of, relating to or characterized by eutropy
- evacuant — A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative.