8-letter words containing a, r, u, s, i
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- escurial — Escorial
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- eurasian — Eurasian means concerned with or relating to both Europe and Asia.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- fair-use — reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- firdausi — (Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan) 932–1020, Persian poet.
- fissural — Pertaining to a fissure or fissures.
- fusarium — any fungus of the genus Fusarium, occurring primarily in temperate regions and causing a variety of diseases in plants and animals, producing in humans a loss of fingernails and sometimes blindness.
- galerius — full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250–311 ad, Eastern Roman Emperor (305–311): noted for his persecution of Christians
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- guisarme — a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- hauliers — Plural form of haulier.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- inradius — the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- insurant — a person who takes out an insurance policy.
- isaurian — of or relating to Isauria, an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
- ischuria — Ischury.
- jurassic — noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
- laurasia — a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia.
- lunarist — a person who believes the moon influences weather
- luristan — a mountainous region in W Iran.
- maiasaur — a large hadrosaur, Maiasaura peeblesorum, that is thought to have cared for its young.
- mamurius — a smith who made 11 copies of the Ancile to prevent thieves from recognizing the original.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- marquise — the wife or widow of a marquis.
- marsupia — Plural form of marsupium.
- masurian — of or relating to Masuria, a region of NE Poland, or its inhabitants
- masurium — technetium
- muralism — an artistic movement identified chiefly with the Mexican painters José Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Siqueiros and exemplified by their grand-scale, narrative murals on humanitarian, social, and political themes.
- muralist — an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- murrains — Plural form of murrain.
- mushaira — A poetic symposium in Pakistan or North India at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
- nagurski — Bronislaw [bron-uh-slof] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɒf/ (Show IPA), ("Bronko") 1908–1990, U.S. football player, born in Canada.
- narquois — mocking, malicious, or snide
- naturism — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- naturist — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- neustria — the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- nishapur — a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- nuristan — a mountainous region in NE Afghanistan. 5000 sq. mi. (12,950 sq. km).
- oragious — stormy or tempestuous
- outraise — To raise more of something than someone else; often used specifically in reference to fundraising.
- ovarious — belonging or relating to eggs, or consisting of eggs