8-letter words containing p, u, c
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- pittacus — c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- placitum — a plea made in court on behalf of a person or group
- plectrum — a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- pluck at — If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently.
- pluck up — to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- plumcake — a cake with raisins in it
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- po chu-i — a.d. 772–846, Chinese poet.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- postcoup — of, relating to, or occurring after a coup
- posticum — epinaos.
- pot luck — food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
- pouchful — the amount (of something) a pouch will hold
- pouching — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- precieux — (of a man) overly fastidious or refined; precious; affected.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclude — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- precurse — a foreshadowing or precursing
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- prick up — ears: react to sound
- procurer — a person who procures, especially a pander or pimp.
- produced — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- producer — a person who produces.
- prudence — a female given name.
- pruritic — itching.
- psych up — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- publican — Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- publicly — by the state
- publics' — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- pucallpa — a city in E Peru, on the Ucayali River.
- pucelage — virginity
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- puck hog — a player who is reluctant to pass the puck to other members of his or her team
- puckered — a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- puckerer — a person who puckers
- puckfist — a puffball fungus
- pudicity — modesty; chastity
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- pulicene — flea-ridden
- pulicide — a flea-killing substance
- pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- pulmonic — pulmonary.
- pulsific — causing the pulse to increase
- pumicate — to pound or rub smooth with pumice