8-letter words containing c, u, s
- sciurine — of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- sciuroid — sciurine.
- sclerous — hard; firm; bony.
- scoop up — lift, pick up
- scoopful — the amount that a scoop can hold.
- 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
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- 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.
- scrinium — a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- 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.
- 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.
- scrubbed — stunted; scrubby.
- scrubber — a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
- 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
- scrunchy — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scrupler — a person with scruples
- scruples — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- scudding — to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
- scuffing — to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
- scuffler — a person who scuffles
- sculking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- scullery — a small room or section of a pantry in which food is cleaned, trimmed, and cut into cooking portions before being sent to the kitchen.
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- 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
- scumfish — to disgust or to stifle
- scumless — without scum
- scummily — in a scummy manner
- scurried — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- scurrier — a scout
- scurries — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- scurrile — scurrilous.
- scutiger — any species of the Scutigera genus which includes many types of centipede
- scuttled — to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
- scuttler — someone or something that scuttles
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- scuzzbag — a despicable or unethical person
- scybalum — hard faeces in the intestine