7-letter words containing c, u
- centaur — In classical mythology, a centaur is a creature with the head, arms, and upper body of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centrum — the main part or body of a vertebra
- century — A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
- cepheus — a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star
- cereous — resembling wax; wax-like
- cernuda — Luis (lwiʃ). 1902–63, Spanish poet. His major work is the autobiographical Reality and Desire (1936–64)
- cerumen — the soft brownish-yellow wax secreted by glands in the auditory canal of the external ear
- chabouk — a long horse-whip, also used for inflicting punishment
- chalupa — a small narrow boat similar to a gondola, steered using either oars or a pole, used in the south of Mexico
- chalutz — a member of an organization of immigrants to Israeli agricultural settlements
- chanoyu — a Japanese ceremony at which tea is prepared, served, and taken with an ancient and involved ritual.
- chanute — a town in SE Kansas.
- chapeau — a hat
- charqui — meat, esp beef, cut into strips and dried
- chat up — If you chat someone up, usually someone you do not know very well, you talk to them in a friendly way because you are sexually attracted to them.
- chateau — A château is a large country house or castle in France.
- chaucer — Geoffrey. ?1340–1400, English poet, noted for his narrative skill, humour, and insight, particularly in his most famous work, The Canterbury Tales. He was influenced by the continental tradition of rhyming verse. His other works include Troilus and Criseyde, The Legende of Good Women, and The Parlement of Foules
- chaumer — the living quarters used by farm workers
- chaunce — Archaic spelling of chance.
- chaunge — Obsolete form of change.
- chausse — (historical) Armor for the legs, usually made of mail.
- chauvin — a chauvinist
- checkup — A checkup is a medical examination by your doctor or dentist to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your health.
- chellup — noise
- cheneau — an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
- chengdu — a city in S central China, capital of Sichuan province. Pop: 3 478 000 (2005 est)
- chengtu — Chengdu
- chequer — any of the marbles, pegs, or other pieces used in the game of Chinese chequers
- cheques — Plural form of cheque.
- cherubs — Plural form of cherub.
- chesnut — Obsolete spelling of chestnut.
- chetrum — a Bhutanese unit of money, worth one hundredth of a ngultrum
- chew up — If you chew food up, you chew it until it is completely crushed or soft.
- chibouk — a Turkish tobacco pipe with an extremely long stem
- chillum — a short pipe, usually of clay, used esp for smoking cannabis
- chillun — (Southern US, AAVE) Plural form of chile (child).
- chiluba — Frederick, 1943–2011, president of Zambia 1991–2002.
- chilung — a port in N Taiwan: fishing and industrial centre. Pop: 406 000 (2005 est)
- chin-up — an exercise in which a person grips an elevated bar and pulls himself or herself up until the chin is level with the bar
- chirrup — If a person or bird chirrups, they make short high-pitched sounds.
- cholula — a town in S Mexico, in Puebla state: ancient ruins, notably a pyramid, 53 m (177 ft) high. Pop: 82 964 (2005)
- chongju — a city in central South Korea.
- chop up — If you chop something up, you chop it into small pieces.
- choughs — Plural form of chough.
- choused — Simple past tense and past participle of chouse.
- chouser — a person who deceives, defrauds, or tricks
- chu hsi — 1130–1200, Chinese philosopher.
- chu teh — 1886–1976, Chinese military leader and politician; he became commander in chief of the Red Army (1931) and was chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (1959–76)
- chuchow — Zhuzhou
- chucked — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.