6-letter words containing r, u, c
- cursal — of or belonging to a set course or rotation, esp of a canon or prebendary in certain churches
- cursed — If you are cursed with something, you are very unlucky in having it.
- curser — the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curses — an expression of disappointment or dismay
- cursor — On a computer screen, the cursor is a small shape that indicates where anything that is typed by the user will appear.
- cursus — a Neolithic earthwork enclosure comprising parallel banks
- curtal — cut short
- curter — Comparative form of curt.
- curtin — John Joseph. 1885–1945, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1941–45)
- curtis — a masculine name: dim. Curt
- curtly — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- curtsy — If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.
- curule — (in ancient Rome) of the highest rank, esp one entitled to use a curule chair
- curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- curves — Plural form of curve.
- curvet — a low leap with all four feet off the ground
- curvey — curved.
- curvi- — curved or bent
- curzon — Sir Clifford. 1907–82, English pianist
- cusper — A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
- cusser — One who uses cusses.
- custer — George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn, Montana
- cutler — a person who makes or sells cutlery
- cutter — A cutter is a tool that you use for cutting through something.
- cuvier — Georges (Jean-Leopold-Nicolas-Frédéric) (ʒɔrʒ), Baron. 1769–1832, French zoologist and statesman; founder of the sciences of comparative anatomy and palaeontology
- cyprus — an island in the E Mediterranean: ceded to Britain by Turkey in 1878 and made a colony in 1925; became an independent republic in 1960 as a member of the Commonwealth; invaded by Turkey in 1974 following a Greek-supported military coup, leading to the partition of the island. In 1983 the Turkish-controlled northern sector declared itself to be an independent state as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but failed to receive international recognition. Attempts by the UN to broker a reunification agreement have failed. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. The UK maintains two enclaves as military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas), which are not included in Cyprus politically. Languages: Greek and Turkish. Religions: Greek Orthodox and Muslim. Currency: euro and Turkish lira. Capital: Nicosia. Pop (Greek): 838 897 (2011 est); (Turkish): 265 100 (2006 est). Area: 9251 sq km (3571 sq miles)
- decury — (in ancient Rome) a body of ten men
- deucer — Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- doucer — sedate; modest; quiet.
- dracut — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- ducker — a person or thing that ducks.
- ductor — the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- duparc — Henri (ɑ̃ri), full name Marie Eugène Henri Fouques Duparc. 1848–1933, French composer of songs noted for their sad brooding quality
- Écurie — team of motor-racing cars
- erucic — Of, pertaining to, or derived from plants of the genus Eruca.
- eructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eruct.
- euchre — A card game for two to four players, usually played with the thirty-two highest cards, the aim being to win at least three of the five tricks played.
- fucker — an inconsequential, annoying, or disgusting person.
- fulcra — the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
- grouch — to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.
- grutch — To murmur, complain.
- hucker — Someone who hucks (any meaning).
- icarus — Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- incurs — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- juicer — a kitchen appliance for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables.
- krutch — Joseph Wood, 1893–1970, U.S. critic, biographer, naturalist, and teacher.
- lauric — of or derived from lauric acid.
- lubric — lubricous.
- lucern — (obsolete) A lamp.
- lurcat — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.