8-Letter Words Containing: ERCU

• a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)

• of or containing mercury

• (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

• a large constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis

• A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover.

• The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds.

• A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth.

• A structure which serves as a cover or lid.

• the material removed by a cut made underneath

• the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

• a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

• a cut made underneath to remove material

• sell cheaper than one's competition

• cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

• cut away the underpart of

• strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot

• cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall

• An alternating sequence of this kind.

• To intersect.

• To alternate between scenes from one sequence and scenes from another film sequence, often with the sequences to be perceived as simultaneous.