8-letter words containing p, u, c
- decupled — Simple past tense and past participle of decuple.
- decuples — Plural form of decuple.
- decuplet — (physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
- dice cup — a container, usually cylindrical and open at the top, in which dice are shaken to give them a random position and from which they are then thrown or rolled.
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- duckpins — Plural form of duckpin.
- dumpcart — a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- epicures — Plural form of epicure.
- epicurus — An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement commonly known as Epicureanism.
- epulotic — a substance that promotes the formation of scar tissue
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eupeptic — Of or having good digestion or a consequent air of healthy good spirits.
- euphenic — of or relating to biological or physical improvement, esp of humans
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- eutropic — of, relating to or characterized by eutropy
- fetch up — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- half-cup — half of a cup, equal to 4 fluid ounces (0.1 liter) or 8 tablespoons.
- hiccuped — Simple past tense and past participle of hiccup.
- hippuric — of or relating to hippuric acid
- hitch up — pull higher; clothing, suspender
- humpback — a back that is humped in a convex position.
- insculpt — engraved
- juice up — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
- jump cut — an abrupt break in the continuity of a scene created by editing out part of a shot or scene.
- jumprock — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Moxostoma, of the southeastern U.S.
- keypunch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- kingcups — Plural form of kingcup.
- knock up — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction
- lupercus — an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.
- match up — pair
- match-up — a pairing or combining; linkage: a match-up of federal funds with state aid.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- muckheap — Dunghill; dung heap.
- nip curn — a tightfisted woman
- notch up — make score marks to count
- nutpicks — Plural form of nutpick.
- occupant — a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something: the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- occupate — (obsolete) To occupy.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- occupier — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- occupies — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- octopush — the game of underwater hockey, in which two teams attempt to push a weighted object along the floor of a swimming pool
- octuples — Plural form of octuple.
- octuplet — a group, series, or combination of eight related items.
- octuplex — relating to a form of telegraphy in which eight communications can be sent along one wire at the same time