6-letter words containing s, c, u
- cusecs — Plural form of cusec.
- cushat — a wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
- cushaw — a variety of crookneck squash (Cucurbita moschata) similar to the pumpkin
- cushty — an exclamation of pleasure, agreement, approval, etc
- cuspal — relating to or having a cusp
- cusped — having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- cusper — A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
- cuspid — a tooth having one point; canine tooth
- cuspis — a cusp
- cussed — obstinate
- cusser — One who uses cusses.
- cusses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cuss.
- custer — George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn, Montana
- custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- custos — a superior in the Franciscan religious order
- cutest — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- cutesy — If you describe someone or something as cutesy, you dislike them because you think they are unpleasantly pretty and sentimental.
- cuties — Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address): Hi, cutie.
- cutins — Plural form of cutin.
- cutups — Plural form of cutup.
- cyclus — a cycle
- cydnus — a river in SE Asia Minor, in Cilicia.
- cygnus — a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole
- cymous — Cymose.
- 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)
- decius — (Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- deuces — Plural form of deuce.
- discus — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
- ducats — Plural form of ducat.
- ductus — A duct.
- dunces — Plural form of dunce.
- ecclus — Ecclesiasticus
- educes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of educe.
- eructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eruct.
- escaut — Scheldt
- escudo — The basic monetary unit of Portugal (until the introduction of the euro) and Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- excuse — Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
- excuss — To shake off.
- fauces — Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- fescue — Also called fescue grass. any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.
- fichus — a woman's kerchief or shawl, generally triangular in shape, worn draped over the shoulders or around the neck with the ends drawn together on the breast.
- fucose — (carbohydrate) The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides.
- fustic — the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- gloucs — Gloucestershire
- huesca — a city in NE Spain: Roman town, site of Quintus Sertorius' school (76 bc); 15th-century cathedral and ancient palace of Aragonese kings. Pop: 47 609 (2003 est)
- ibycus — flourished c540 b.c, Greek poet.
- 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.
- incuse — hammered or stamped in, as a figure on a coin.
- juices — Plural form of juice.