8-letter words containing s, u, c
- censured — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- censurer — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- censures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of censure.
- censused — an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- censuses — Plural form of census.
- centaurs — Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- cephalus — the husband of Procris.
- cepstrum — (mathematics) The Fourier transform of the logarithm of a spectrum; used especially in voice analysis.
- cerberus — a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance to Hades
- cereuses — Plural form of cereus.
- cernuous — (of some flowers or buds) drooping
- char siu — barbecued marinated pork
- chase up — If you chase up something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it.
- chasseur — a member of a unit specially trained and equipped for swift deployment
- chasuble — a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
- chausses — a tight-fitting medieval garment covering the feet and legs, usually made of chain mail
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- checksum — a digit representing the number of bits of information transmitted, attached to the end of a message in order to verify the integrity of data
- checkups — Plural form of checkup.
- chequers — an estate and country house in S England, in central Buckinghamshire: the official country residence of the British prime minister
- cheshunt — a town in SE England, in SE Hertfordshire: a dormitory town of London. Pop: 55 275 (2001)
- chesnutt — Charles Waddell [wo-del] /wɒˈdɛl/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- chestful — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- chiasmus — reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
- chibouks — Plural form of chibouk.
- chillums — Plural form of chillum.
- chirrups — Plural form of chirrup.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chlorous — of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- chondrus — a protoctist genus that belongs to the family Gigartinaceae
- choragus — the leader of a chorus
- choregus — the producer or financier of a dramatist's works in Ancient Greece
- chorus's — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- chorused — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- choruses — Plural form of chorus.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chromous — of or containing chromium in the divalent state
- chubasco — (in Mexico) a hurricane
- chubbies — Plural form of chubby.
- chubster — An overweight person.
- chuckers — woodchuck.
- chuckles — Plural form of chuckle.
- chuddies — underpants
- chukkars — one of the periods of play.
- chukkers — Plural form of chukker.
- chumship — friendship
- chunders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunder.
- chunters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter.