8-letter words containing a, l, u, s
- subgoals — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- sublease — a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.
- sublunar — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
- subnasal — situated beneath the nose
- subnodal — below the level of a node
- subpanel — a panel that is part of a larger panel
- subplant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- subpolar — subantarctic.
- subscale — a scale within a scale
- subsolar — situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.
- subtalar — beneath the ankle bone
- subtidal — of or relating to, inhabiting or existing in the region below the level of low tide, that is always underwater
- subtotal — the sum or total of a part of a group or column of figures, as in an accounting statement.
- subucula — (in ancient Rome) an undergarment or subtunic worn by men;
- subulate — slender, somewhat cylindrical, and tapering to a point; awl-shaped.
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- subvocal — mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
- subzonal — located under a zona, esp under the zona of an ovum
- suffixal — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- sufflate — to inflate.
- suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
- suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- suitably — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- sulawesi — an island in central Indonesia. 72,986 sq. mi. (189,034 sq. km).
- suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sullivan — Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
- sulphate — A sulphate is a salt of sulphuric acid.
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sulu sea — a sea in the W Pacific, between the SW Philippines and Borneo.
- summable — capable of being added.
- sun lamp — a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- sunglass — burning glass.
- sunscald — injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.
- supernal — being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
- supplant — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- supplial — the act or an instance of supplying
- supposal — the act of supposing.
- surgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- surroyal — the terminal section of a stag's horns, above the section known as the 'royal'
- surveyal — the action of surveying
- survival — the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.
- sus laws — laws authorizing the arrest and punishment of suspected persons frequenting, or loitering in, public places with criminal intent. In England, the sus law formed part of the Vagrancy Act of 1824, repealed in 1981
- sutorial — relating to sewing or cobbling
- syllabub — a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.
- syllabus — an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.
- sylvanus — Silvanus.
- tantalus — Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
- thalamus — Anatomy. the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass to reach the cerebral cortex.