8-letter words containing i, r, u
- curbside — at the curb or on the sidewalk adjacent to the street
- curculio — any of various American weevils, esp Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum curculio), a pest of fruit trees
- curcumin — a yellow pigment, derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, and the main active ingredient of turmeric. It is an antioxidant and has anti-inflammatory properties
- curdling — Present participle of curdle.
- curitiba — a city in SE Brazil, capital of Paraná state: seat of the University of Paraná (1946). Pop: 2 871 000 (2005 est)
- curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- curricle — a two-wheeled open carriage drawn by two horses side by side
- curriers — Plural form of currier.
- curriery — the trade, work, or place of occupation of a currier
- currying — to rub and clean (a horse) with a currycomb.
- cursitor — (in the Court of Chancery) a clerk or officer
- cursives — Plural form of cursive.
- curtails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- 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.
- 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.
- curvital — of or relating to curvature, esp in geometry
- cuspidor — spittoon
- cyanuric — of or derived from cyanuric acid.
- daiquiri — A daiquiri is a drink made with rum, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and ice.
- darius i — known as Darius the Great, surname Hystaspis. ?550–486 bc, king of Persia (521–486), who extended the Persian empire and crushed the revolt of the Ionian city states (500). He led two expeditions against Greece but was defeated at Marathon (490)
- dasyurid — Any carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- de kruif — Paul (Henry)1890-1971; U.S. bacteriologist & writer
- debruise — to overlay or partly cover with an ordinary
- decurion — a local councillor
- delirium — If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
- demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- denarius — a silver coin of ancient Rome, often called a penny in translation
- desirous — If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
- detritus — Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used.
- deuteric — of, pertaining to, or resulting from the metasomatic changes taking place in igneous rock or magma as it solidifies
- dhurries — Plural form of dhurrie.
- diestrus — (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- diffusor — a person or thing that diffuses.
- diluters — Plural form of diluter.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- dipluran — Any of various hexapods, of the order Diplura.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- disburse — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.
- disinure — to render unaccustomed
- dispurse — Obsolete form of disburse.
- disputer — One who disputes.
- disrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrupt.