7-letter words containing s, u, c, i
- cultish — intended to appeal to a small group of fashionable people
- cultism — The system or practice of a cult.
- cultist — the practices and devotions of a cult.
- cumbias — Plural form of cumbia.
- curiosa — curiosities
- curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
- curries — Plural form of curry.
- currish — of or like a cur; rude or bad-tempered
- cursing — the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cursive — of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
- curtiss — Glenn Hammond1878-1930; U.S. aviator & pioneer in aircraft construction
- curtius — Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1814–96, German archaeologist and historian.
- cushier — Comparative form of cushy.
- cushily — in a cushy manner
- cushing — Harvey Williams. 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon: identified a pituitary tumour as a cause of the disease named after him
- cushion — A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable.
- cuspids — Plural form of cuspid.
- cusping — Formation of a cusp or cusps.
- cussing — to use profanity; curse; swear.
- cutesie — forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered: cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.
- cutties — cut short; short; stubby.
- cytisus — any of a member of a diverse genus of fragrant plants of the family Fabaceae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa, and having brightly coloured flowers
- cyzicus — an ancient Greek colony in NW Asia Minor on the S shore of the Sea of Marmara: site of Alcibiades' naval victory over the Peloponnesians (410 bc)
- decimus — (in prescriptions) tenth.
- dictums — Plural form of dictum.
- discure — (obsolete) To discover; to reveal.
- discuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- duchies — Plural form of duchy.
- duckies — Plural form of duckie.
- echinus — any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- esculin — (organic compound) A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).
- fuchsia — a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers.
- fuchsin — a greenish, water-soluble, solid, coal-tar derivative, obtained by the oxidation of a mixture of aniline and the toluidines, that forms deep-red solutions: used chiefly as a dye.
- fuschia — Misspelling of fuchsia.
- fustics — Plural form of fustic.
- hiccups — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- ichthus — An image of a fish used as a symbol of Christianity.
- icterus — jaundice (def 1).
- ictinus — flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- iliacus — a muscle near the ilium which flexes the hip joint
- iliescu — Ion [yawn] /yɔn/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Romanian political leader: president 1990–96, 2000–04.
- incluse — recluse (def 2).
- incrust — to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- incubus — an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def 1).
- incudes — a plural of incus.
- incused — Simple past tense and past participle of incuse.
- incuses — Plural form of incuse.
- induces — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- inducts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of induct.
- insculp — to carve in or on something; engrave.