8-letter words containing u, d, c
- beclouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud.
- becudgel — to arm with a cudgel
- beuncled — having many uncles
- bicaudal — having two tails
- bicuspid — having or terminating in two cusps or points
- blue cod — a common marine spiny-finned food fish, Parapercis colias, of the sub-Antarctic waters of New Zealand, esp at the Chatham Islands, which is greenish blue with brown marbling and inhabits rocky bottoms. Its smoked flesh is considered a delicacy
- bouchard — (Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- boudicca — died 62 ad, a queen of the Iceni, who led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain; after being defeated she poisoned herself
- bucketed — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
- buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
- caducean — relating to a caduceus
- caduceus — a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods
- caducity — perishableness
- caducous — (of parts of a plant or animal) shed during the life of the organism
- caladium — any of various tropical plants of the aroid genus Caladium, which are widely cultivated as potted plants for their colourful variegated foliage
- caliduct — a pipe or duct for conveying a heating medium, as hot air or steam.
- callused — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- capsuled — Enclosed within a capsule.
- captured — Simple past tense and past participle of capture.
- capuched — hooded
- card-cut — having a fretwork pattern in low relief: card-cut woodwork.
- carducci — Giosuè (dʒozuˈɛ). 1835–1907, Italian poet: Nobel prize for literature 1906
- caroused — Simple past tense and past participle of carouse.
- caucused — U.S. Politics. a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc. a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy. (often initial capital letter) a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the Women's Caucus; the Black Caucus.
- caudaite — a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
- caudally — Anatomy, Zoology. of, at, or near the tail or the posterior end of the body.
- caudated — Having a tail, or a termination resembling a tail; caudate.
- caudicle — the stalk to which an orchid's pollen masses are attached
- caudillo — (in Spanish-speaking countries) a military or political leader
- caudling — Present participle of caudle.
- 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.
- censured — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- censused — an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- chaudron — (obsolete) entrails.
- chondrus — a protoctist genus that belongs to the family Gigartinaceae
- 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.
- chuckled — to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction: They chuckled at the child's efforts to walk.
- chuddies — underpants
- chunders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunder.
- churched — formally presented or taught at church.
- claudine — a female given name, form of Claudia.
- claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
- cloudage — a mass of clouds
- cloudier — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- cloudily — In a cloudy way.
- clouding — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- cloudlet — a small cloud
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- clubland — A city's clubland is the area that contains all the best nightclubs.