8-letter words containing c, o, u, r, s
- outcrops — Plural form of outcrop.
- outcross — to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
- outcurse — to exceed in cursing
- outscore — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- parcours — parcourse.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- racemous — racemose.
- recourse — access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.
- resource — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- rhonchus — a wheezing or snoring sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by an accumulation of mucus or other material.
- rose-cut — (of a gemstone) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- sciuroid — sciurine.
- sclerous — hard; firm; bony.
- scornful — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scourger — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouther — to scorch or singe
- scrofula — primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck.
- scrouger — something big
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- scrumpox — a skin infection caused by the herpes virus which is spread among players in a scrum
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- seductor — a person, usually a man, who seduces
- shortcut — a shorter or quicker way.
- sloucher — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- subchord — a part of a chord
- subcover — a set of subsets of a cover of a given set that also is a cover of the set.
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- supercop — an exceptionally capable or powerful police officer
- supercow — a dairy cow that produces a very high milk yield as a result of selective breeding or genetic modification
- ulcerous — of the nature of an ulcer; characterized by the formation of ulcers.
- urceolus — a plant organ shaped like an urn
- uroscopy — inspection or analysis of the urine as a means of diagnosis.