8-letter words containing t, e, r
- cubature — the determination of the cubic contents of something
- cultrate — shaped like a knife blade
- cultured — If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- cultures — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- culverts — Plural form of culvert.
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- curetted — to scrape with a curette.
- curettes — Plural form of curette.
- currents — Plural form of current.
- curtises — Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- curtness — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- curtsied — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- curtsies — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
- curvette — cuvette (def 1).
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- cut-rate — Cut-rate goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- cuthbert — Saint. ?635–87 ad, English monk; bishop of Lindisfarne. Feast day: March 20
- cutpurse — a thief who stole purses by cutting them from the belts to which they were attached
- cutwater — the forward part of the stem of a vessel, which cuts through the water
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cyberpet — an electronic toy that simulates the activities of a pet, requiring the owner to feed, discipline, and entertain it
- cytaster — aster.
- cytherea — Aphrodite
- d'albert — Eugen [German oi-geyn] /German ɔɪˈgeɪn/ (Show IPA), or Eugène [French œ-zhen] /French œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), Francis Charles, 1864–1932, German-French pianist and composer, born in Scotland.
- dabsters — Plural form of dabster.
- dagobert — a Merovingian King of the Franks, who lived c.603-639, and made Paris his capital
- daintier — Comparative form of dainty.
- damewort — Hesperis matronalis, a herbaceous mustard.
- danewort — a caprifoliaceous shrub, Sambucus ebulus, native to Europe and Asia and having serrated leaves and white flowers
- darbyite — a member of the Plymouth Brethren.
- darndest — Alternative spelling of darnedest.
- dataller — a worker paid by the day
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- daytaler — a worker who is appointed and paid on a daily basis
- de groot — Huig [hœikh] /hœɪx/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- de-orbit — the act of leaving orbit
- deaerate — to take air out of (something)
- debaters — Plural form of debater.
- debitors — a debtor.
- decanter — A decanter is a glass container that you use for serving wine, sherry, or port.
- decenter — to cause to undergo a shift away from what has been its traditional center, focus, orientation, or emphasis
- decentre — to take away a temporary support from
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- decreets — Plural form of decreet.
- decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.