8-letter words containing r, e, a, c
- croceate — saffron-coloured
- croupade — a type of horse leap in which the hind legs are drawn towards the belly
- cruciate — shaped or arranged like a cross
- crudware — /kruhd'weir/ Pejorative term for the hundreds of megabytes of low-quality freeware circulated by user's groups and BBSs in the micro-hobbyist world.
- crumenal — a purse
- crusaded — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusader — A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
- crusades — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crustate — having a crust or shell
- cubature — the determination of the cubic contents of something
- cue card — a card, unseen by the audience, carrying dialogue, lyrics, etc. as an aid to a television performer
- cultrate — shaped like a knife blade
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- curarine — an alkaloid extracted from curare, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. Formula: C19H26ON2
- curarize — to paralyse or treat with curare
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- curbable — able to be curbed or restrained
- cure-all — A cure-all is something that is believed, usually wrongly, to be able to solve all the problems someone or something has, or to cure a wide range of illnesses.
- cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- cut-rate — Cut-rate goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- cutwater — the forward part of the stem of a vessel, which cuts through the water
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cyberwar — The use of computers to disrupt the activities of an enemy country, especially the deliberate attacking of communication systems.
- cyclecar — a light, open-air automobile with three or four wheels
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- cytaster — aster.
- cytherea — Aphrodite
- czarevna — the daughter of a czar of Russia
- czarlike — Alternative spelling of tsarlike.
- dalcroze — Jaques-Dalcroze.
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- day care — Day care is care that is provided during the day for people who cannot look after themselves, such as small children, old people, or people who are ill. Day care is provided by paid workers.
- day-care — of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- dec wars — A 1983 Usenet posting by Alan Hastings and Steve Tarr spoofing the "Star Wars" movies in hackish terms. Some years later, ESR (disappointed by Hastings and Tarr's failure to exploit a great premise more thoroughly) posted a 3-times-longer complete rewrite called "Unix WARS"; the two are often confused.
- decagram — dekagram
- decanter — A decanter is a glass container that you use for serving wine, sherry, or port.
- decenary — of or relating to a tithing
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- declared — stated openly, officially, or formally
- declarer — a person who declares
- declares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declare.
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- decretal — a papal edict on doctrine or church law
- demarche — move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs
- democrat — A Democrat is a member or supporter of a particular political party which has the word 'democrat' or 'democratic' in its title, for example the Democratic Party in the United States.
- deracine — uprooted