8-letter words containing a, s, u
- ossature — the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
- ossicula — Plural form of ossiculum.
- ouessant — French name of Ushant.
- out-pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- outasite — amazing; excellent
- outboast — to surpass in boasting
- outcalls — Plural form of outcall.
- outcaste — (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- outcasts — Plural form of outcast.
- outclass — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outdates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdate.
- outfalls — Plural form of outfall.
- outfeast — to exceed in feasting
- outflash — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- outhauls — Plural form of outhaul.
- outlands — Exurbia: the country beyond the city.
- outlasts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlast.
- outleaps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outleap.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- outrages — Plural form of outrage.
- outraise — To raise more of something than someone else; often used specifically in reference to fundraising.
- outranks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrank.
- outshame — to shame greatly or surpass in shamefulness
- outskate — (ice hockey, skating) To skate better than another skater.
- outsmart — to get the better of (someone); outwit.
- outspans — Plural form of outspan.
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.
- outstand — to be prominent.
- outstare — to outdo in staring; stare down.
- outstart — To start out or up.
- outstate — to surpass in stating
- outswear — to outdo in swearing.
- outtakes — Plural form of outtake.
- outwards — proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.
- outwaste — to squander or use up wastefully
- ovarious — belonging or relating to eggs, or consisting of eggs
- 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.
- paludose — growing or living in marshes
- pandanus — any plant of the genus Pandanus, having sword-shaped leaves arranged in a spiral, comprising the screw pines.
- pandarus — a Trojan who attempted to assassinate Menelaus, thereby violating a truce between the Greeks and the Trojans and prolonging the Trojan War: in Chaucerian and other medieval accounts, he is the procurer of Cressida for Troilus.
- pantsuit — a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- papulose — having papules
- parcours — parcourse.
- parousia — advent (def 4).
- pas seul — a dance performed by one person; dance solo.
- paspalum — any of various grasses of the genus Paspalum of Australia and New Zealand having wide leaves
- pasquale — a male given name.
- pass out — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.