8-letter words containing e, u, s
- esculent — Fit to be eaten; edible.
- escurial — Escorial
- espousal — An act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of life.
- espoused — Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
- espouser — One who espouses; one who embraces or adopts the cause of another.
- espouses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of espouse.
- espumoso — sparkling wine
- esquimau — Eskimo
- esquires — Plural form of esquire.
- esquisse — (art) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- eudemons — Plural form of eudemon.
- eugenics — The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.
- eugenism — the practice or advocacy of eugenics
- eugenist — An advocate or supporter of eugenics. (from 20th c.).
- euglenas — Plural form of euglena.
- eulogies — Plural form of eulogy.
- eulogise — To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
- eulogism — (rare) eulogistic language.
- eulogist — A speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person.
- eumerism — a biologic collection of similar parts
- euonymus — A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colors and bright fruit.
- eupepsia — Good digestion.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- euphuism — An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking.
- euphuist — One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of w Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
- eurasian — Eurasian means concerned with or relating to both Europe and Asia.
- eurokous — of or relating to euroky
- eurostar — a high speed train that connects London and Kent in the UK with Paris and Lille in France and Brussels in Belgium by crossing the English Channel through the Channel Tunnel
- eurostat — an organization within the European Union that collects and collates statistical information relating to member states
- eusebius — ?265–?340 ad, bishop of Caesarea: author of a history of the Christian Church to 324 ad
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- eustatic — Of or pertaining to eustasy.
- eustelic — Of or possessing a eustele.
- eustress — Moderate or normal psychological stress interpreted as being beneficial for the experiencer.
- evacuees — Plural form of evacuee.
- evolutes — Plural form of evolute.
- evulsion — (now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out.
- excludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exclude.
- excursus — A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.
- excusing — Present participle of excuse.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- excusive — tending to excuse; excusing
- executes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute.
- exequies — (obsolete) Plural form of exequy.
- exergues — Plural form of exergue.
- exhausts — Plural form of exhaust.
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.