8-letter words containing c, u, s, p
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- pussycat — a cat; pussy.
- resculpt — to sculpt again
- sapucaia — a Brazilian tree of the genus Lecythis
- saucepan — a metal container of moderate depth, usually having a long handle and sometimes a cover, for stewing, boiling, etc.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- scale up — increase in size
- scalprum — a large scalpel
- scapular — of or relating to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulae.
- scare up — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- schlumpy — like a schlump
- scoop up — lift, pick up
- scoopful — the amount that a scoop can hold.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- screw up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- screw-up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- scrub up — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrub-up — an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scrumple — to crumple or crush (something, esp a piece of paper) or (esp of a piece of paper) to become crumpled or crushed
- scrumpox — a skin infection caused by the herpes virus which is spread among players in a scrum
- scrupler — a person with scruples
- scruples — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- sculping — the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.
- sculpsit — he engraved, carved, or sculptured (it); she engraved, carved, or sculptured (it). Abbreviation: sc.
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- sinciput — the forepart of the skull.
- skullcap — a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
- slack up — to go more slowly
- slice up — cut into thin pieces
- slick up — to make sleek or smooth.
- 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.
- spectrum — ZX Spectrum
- specular — pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- speculum — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- spice up — make more exciting
- spicular — relating to or characteristic of spicula
- spiculum — a small, needlelike body, part, process, or the like.
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- sprucing — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- stack up — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- step cut — a cut consisting of a rectangular girdle, often faceted, with two or more tiers of narrow facets running parallel to the girdle on both the crown and the pavilion: used especially in stones in which color is more important than brilliance.
- stick up — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- stick-up — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- stuck up — snobbishly conceited.
- stuck-up — snobbishly conceited.
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period