8-letter words containing u, n, c, o
- couperin — François (frɑ̃swa). 1668–1733, French composer, noted for his harpsichord suites and organ music
- coupland — Douglas. born 1961, Canadian novelist and journalist; novels include Generation X (1991), Girlfriend in a Coma (1998), and City of Glass (2000)
- coupling — A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together.
- couponer — a person who seeks out or saves discount coupons, as for buying grocery items.
- courante — an old dance in quick triple time
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cournand — André (Frederic). 1895–1988, US physician, born in France: shared the 1956 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for his work on heart catheterization
- coursing — Coursing is a sport in which rabbits or hares are hunted with dogs.
- courting — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- courtney — a feminine and masculine name
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- cousinry — a collection of cousins
- covinous — deceitful; fraudulent; collusive
- cow dung — cow manure
- crankous — fretful; cranky
- croutons — Plural form of crouton.
- crumhorn — a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cui bono — for whose benefit? for what purpose?
- cullions — Plural form of cullion.
- culloden — a moor near Inverness in N Scotland: site of a battle in 1746 in which government troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeated the Jacobites under Prince Charles Edward Stuart
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- cunjevoi — an aroid plant, Alocasia macrorrhiza, of tropical Asia and Australia, cultivated for its edible rhizome
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cushions — Plural form of cushion.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- debounce — To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts.
- decurion — a local councillor
- denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- douching — Present participle of douche.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- ducommun — Élie [ey-lee] /eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), 1833–1906, Swiss author: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- duecento — the 13th century, with reference to Italy, especially to its art or literature.
- duncedom — the characteristic behaviour or the realm of a dunce or a dullard
- eduction — the act of educing.
- encolour — to give a colour to
- encolure — The neck of a horse.
- encomium — A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
- enounced — Simple past tense and past participle of enounce.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.