8-letter words containing y, u, e
- chummery — (India) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the w British Raj.
- chutneys — Plural form of chutney.
- 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
- clustery — Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
- cluttery — full of clutter
- coquetry — flirtation
- costumey — resembling a costume and therefore unrealistic
- 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.
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- curlycue — an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
- 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
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- 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
- dasyures — Plural form of dasyure.
- delaunay — Robert (rɔbɛr). 1885–1941, French painter, whose abstract use of colour characterized Orphism, an attempt to introduce more colour into austere forms of Cubism
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- demurely — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- deucedly — devilishly; damnably.
- devoutly — Devoutly is used to emphasize how sincerely or deeply you hope for something or believe in something.
- dewsbury — a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- dyestuff — a material yielding or used as a dye.
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- equality — The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
- equinity — a horse-like nature
- eryngium — (botany) Any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eucyclic — having the same number of leaves in each whorl
- euonymin — an extract obtained from the bark of the spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus)
- euonymus — A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colors and bright fruit.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- euploidy — (genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- eurybath — an aquatic organism that can live at different depths
- eurydice — a dryad married to Orpheus, who sought her in Hades after she died. She could have left Hades with him had he not broken his pact and looked back at her
- eurythmy — The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- eutrophy — (medicine) healthy nutrition.
- executry — the office or activities of an executor; an executorship
- exiguity — The quality of being meagre or scanty.
- eyes out — with every possible effort