8-letter words containing u, c, o
- carryout — designating or of prepared food sold as by a restaurant to be eaten away from the premises
- cartouch — Alternative form of cartouche.
- carupano — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- carveout — A small company created from a larger one.
- casaubon — Isaac (izaak). 1559–1614, French Protestant theologian and classical scholar
- case out — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- cash out — cash in1 (sense 1)
- cash-out — Also, cashout. a direct cash payment or a cash profit or remainder: The store owner lived on a cash-out of fifty dollars a day.
- cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- cathouse — a house of prostitution
- caudillo — (in Spanish-speaking countries) a military or political leader
- cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
- caulonia — a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- cernuous — (of some flowers or buds) drooping
- chaozhou — a city in SE China, in E Guangdong province, on the Han River: river port. Pop: 480 000 (2005 est)
- chaudron — (obsolete) entrails.
- chaumont — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- checkout — In a supermarket, a checkout is a counter where you pay for things you are buying.
- chemulpo — Inchon.
- chew out — If you chew someone out, you tell them off in a very angry way.
- chibouks — Plural form of chibouk.
- chillout — (colloquial) A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party etc.
- chlorous — of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state
- chockful — filled to capacity
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- choke up — to block (a drain, pipe, etc) completely
- 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.
- chouette — a variation of a two-handed game, as backgammon, allowing the participation of three or more persons, in which one player accepts the bets of all the others on the outcome of a game between that player and one other active player, who is permitted to receive advice from the nonplayers.
- choultry — Alternative form of choltry.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chromium — Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
- chromous — of or containing chromium in the divalent state
- chubasco — (in Mexico) a hurricane
- chughole — chuckhole.
- chunchon — a city in N South Korea.
- ciborium — a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
- citreous — of a greenish-yellow colour; citron
- clafouti — a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.
- clamours — Plural form of clamour.
- clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- clearout — Alternative form of clear-out.