8-letter words containing c, o, u, s
- shortcut — a shorter or quicker way.
- sick-out — a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously
- slouched — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- sloucher — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- slummock — to move heavily and awkwardly
- souchong — a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- st-cloud — city in NC France: suburb of Paris: pop. 29,000
- stickout — a person who is outstanding or conspicuous, usually for superior endowments, talents, etc.: Jimmy Brown is the stickout among running backs.
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- stockout — a state or instance of being out of stock of goods.
- stuccoed — an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
- stuck on — simple past tense and past participle of stick2 .
- sub voce — (used as a direction to a reference) under the specified word. Abbreviation: s.v.
- subblock — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- subchord — a part of a chord
- subcosta — a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
- subcover — a set of subsets of a cover of a given set that also is a cover of the set.
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- suboptic — below the eye
- subotica — a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- subsonic — noting or pertaining to a speed less than that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
- subtonic — the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- subtopic — a topic that is included within another topic.
- subvocal — mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
- suck off — to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
- suck-off — to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
- suckhole — a sycophant; toady
- sulfonic — sulfo.
- sunblock — a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays.
- sunchoke — Jerusalem artichoke (def 2).
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- suo loco — in a person or thing's own or rightful place
- 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
- syconium — a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- tussocky — abounding in tussocks.
- ulcerous — of the nature of an ulcer; characterized by the formation of ulcers.
- unchosen — a past participle of choose.
- unclosed — not closed: an unclosed door.
- uncostly — costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.
- unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- unsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- unsocket — to remove from a socket
- up-close — intimate, close-up
- urceolus — a plant organ shaped like an urn
- uroscopy — inspection or analysis of the urine as a means of diagnosis.