8-letter words containing e, s, p, o, u
- outspent — worn-out; exhausted.
- outspoke — Simple past form of outspeak.
- outsweep — an outward movement of arms in swimming breaststroke
- outswept — curving outwards
- overplus — an excess over a particular amount; surplus: After the harvest the overplus was distributed among the tenantry.
- paludose — growing or living in marshes
- papulose — having papules
- pea soup — a thick soup made from split peas.
- perilous — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- peroneus — any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.
- petalous — having petals.
- phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- pishogue — sorcery; witchcraft; black magic.
- 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.
- plus-one — a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
- postquel — POSTGRES QUERy Language. The language used by the POSTGRES database system.
- pothouse — (formerly) a small tavern or pub
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- profuser — someone or something that is very wasteful of money
- prosumer — a person who both consumes and produces a particular commodity
- proudest — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- pug nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pug-nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- purposed — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- repousse — (of a design) raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side.
- resprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shore up — a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
- sleepout — a place, such as an outbuilding or porch, used for sleeping away from the main building
- sober up — recover from being drunk
- soupbone — a bone used for making soup or broth.
- soupless — having no soup
- souplike — resembling or characteristic of soup
- soupmeat — beef used for making soup stock.
- soutpiel — an English-speaking South African
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spermous — of the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
- spousage — marriage
- spurgeon — Charles Haddon [had-n] /ˈhæd n/ (Show IPA), 1834–92, English Baptist preacher.
- step out — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.