Words Containing: U,C,I,C

• kill by nailing onto a cross

• treat cruelly

• hold within limits and control

• criticize harshly or violently

• (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

• breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

• (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

• breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

• a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

• small room in which a monk or nun lives

• small individual study area in a library

• small area set off by walls for special use

• relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

• a country person

• a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

• (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

• back part of the head or skull