8-letter words containing a, p, s, u
- chase up — If you chase up something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it.
- cleanups — Plural form of cleanup.
- cpu wars — /C-P-U worz/ A 1979 large-format comic by Chas Andres chronicling the attempts of the brainwashed androids of IPM (Impossible to Program Machines) to conquer and destroy the peaceful denizens of HEC (Human Engineered Computers). This rather transparent allegory featured many references to ADVENT and the immortal line "Eat flaming death, minicomputer mongrels!" (uttered, of course, by an IPM stormtrooper). It is alleged that the author subsequently received a letter of appreciation on IBM company stationery from the head of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Laboratories (then, as now, one of the few islands of true hackerdom in the IBM archipelago). The lower loop of the B in the IBM logo, it is said, had been carefully whited out. See eat flaming death.
- cupcakes — Plural form of cupcake.
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
- cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- diapause — a period of suspended development and growth accompanied by decreased metabolism in insects and some other animals. It is correlated with seasonal changes
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- dupattas — Plural form of dupatta.
- dustheap — a heap or pile of rubbish, refuse, or the like.
- dustpans — Plural form of dustpan.
- earplugs — Plural form of earplug.
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- epaulets — Plural form of epaulet.
- espousal — An act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of life.
- eupepsia — Good digestion.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- faux pas — a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
- flareups — Plural form of flareup.
- galumphs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph.
- gopurams — Plural form of gopuram.
- grass up — to inform on (someone), esp to the police
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- happoshu — a Japanese drink, similar to beer
- hapsburg — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- haruspex — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
- heads-up — first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- lapillus — a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
- larkspur — a town in W California.
- marsupia — Plural form of marsupium.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- melampus — the first seer and healer: his ears were licked by serpents he had raised, enabling him to understand the speech and wisdom of animals.
- mud wasp — any of several wasps, as the mud dauber, that construct a nest of mud.
- mudflaps — Plural form of mudflap.
- mudspate — mudflow.
- nauplius — (in many crustaceans) a larval form with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye, occurring usually as the first stage of development after leaving the egg.
- nishapur — a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- out-pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- outleaps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outleap.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- outspans — Plural form of outspan.
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- paduasoy — a slightly corded, strong, rich, silk fabric.
- paludism — malaria.