8-letter words containing u, y
- citrussy — having or resembling the taste or colour of a citrus fruit
- cleruchy — (in the ancient world) a special type of Athenian colony, in which settlers (cleruchs) retained their Athenian citizenship and the community remained a political dependency of Athens
- cloudily — In a cloudy way.
- clumsily — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clustery — Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
- cluttery — full of clutter
- colloquy — a formal conversation or conference
- cool guy — man: likeable
- copurify — (of a compound) to purify, and be purified by, another compound
- coquetry — flirtation
- corduroy — Corduroy is thick cotton cloth with parallel raised lines on the outside.
- costumey — resembling a costume and therefore unrealistic
- counthry — Irish eye dialect spelling of country.
- countrey — Archaic spelling of country.
- courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
- courtney — a feminine and masculine name
- courtsey — Archaic spelling of curtsey.
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- cousinry — a collection of cousins
- croupily — in a croupy manner
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- crustily — In a crusty manner.
- cry foul — If you cry foul, you claim that someone, especially an opponent or rival, has acted illegally or unfairly.
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cubicity — the state or quality of being cubic
- culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
- cullyism — the state of being a cully
- culpably — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- cupidity — Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.
- curatory — the office of a curator
- curlycue — an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
- curranty — full of currants
- currency — The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
- curriery — the trade, work, or place of occupation of a currier
- currying — to rub and clean (a horse) with a currycomb.
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- custardy — resembling custard
- cutaways — Plural form of cutaway.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cyanuric — of or derived from cyanuric acid.
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
- cygnus a — a strong radio source in the constellation Cygnus associated with a distant peculiar galaxy.
- cymatium — the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
- cynewulf — ?8th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- dactylus — the tip of a cephalopod's tentacular club
- dan buoy — a small buoy used as a marker at sea
- dasyures — Plural form of dasyure.