8-letter words containing e, l, u, s
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- pleuston — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plugless — having no plug
- plus-one — a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
- plussage — a surplus amount.
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
- postquel — POSTGRES QUERy Language. The language used by the POSTGRES database system.
- pressful — the quantity that a press can hold
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- pulpless — the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- pulsejet — a jet engine equipped with valves that continuously open to admit air, then close during combustion, giving a pulsating thrust: used to power the V-1, a German buzz bomb, in World War II.
- pumpless — having no pump
- purlieus — purlieus, environs or neighborhood.
- purseful — an amount which can be contained in a purse
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- pusslike — resembling a puss
- quarrels — Plural form of quarrel.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- quibbles — Plural form of quibble.
- quillets — a subtlety or quibble.
- quilters — Plural form of quilter.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- resalute — to salute or greet again
- resculpt — to sculpt again
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- resolute — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resulted — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- resupply — provide with sth
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- revulsed — affected by revulsion.
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- roseslug — any of various types of pest that feed on roses
- rosulate — forming a rosette or rosettes.
- rugulose — finely rugose; having many small wrinkles.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ruleless — being without rule or law.
- rumsfeld — Donald, born 1932, U.S. secretary of defense 1975–77, 2001–06.
- rungless — one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- rustable — liable to rust
- rustbelt — the heavily industrial area of the northeastern U.S. containing the older industries and factories.
- rustless — free from rust.
- ruthless — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- salteaux — a member of a Native Canadian people of Manitoba
- scale up — increase in size
- scalenus — any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.