6-letter words containing e, u, s
- nursie — (childish, mainly as a term of address) nurse.
- nursle — (now rare, archaic) To nurture, train, raise (up) (a person).
- nustle — (obsolete) To fondle; to cherish.
- obelus — a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- obtuse — not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- oeneus — a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- onuses — Plural form of onus.
- oscule — Obsolete form of osculum.
- ouches — a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- ounces — Plural form of ounce.
- ousted — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- oustee — (chiefly, India) A person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works project.
- ouster — expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied: The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister.
- outers — Plural form of outer.
- outsee — (transitive) To see beyond; to surpass in foresight.
- outset — the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
- paused — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- peipus — a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
- peleus — a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
- peneus — ancient name of Salambria.
- pensum — a piece of work or a task to be completed, esp a school exercise
- peplus — peplos.
- perdus — hidden; concealed; obscured.
- peruse — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
- pileus — Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- plexus — a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
- pluses — more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
- poseur — a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- prunes — a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- pseudo — not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
- pudsey — a town in N England, in Leeds unitary authority, West Yorkshire. Pop: 32 391 (2001)
- puisne — Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.
- pulser — a machine that produces pulses
- purest — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- purges — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- pursed — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- purser — an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- pushed — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- pusher — a person or thing that pushes.
- pussel — a maid; a girl
- pusser — a purser
- pusses — face: She smacked him in the puss.
- quakes — Plural form of quake.
- queans — Plural form of quean.
- queasy — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- queens — a female sovereign or monarch.
- queers — Plural form of queer.
- queest — Archaic form of cushat.
- quells — Plural form of quell.