8-letter words containing e, u, s
- amundsen — Roald (ˈrɔald). 1872–1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach the South Pole (1911)
- amusable — capable of being amused
- amusedly — in a way that shows one is amused
- amusette — a type of light field cannon
- amyelous — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- anconeus — (anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- aneurysm — a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- angulose — having angles
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- antabuse — a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- anuresis — inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
- apneusis — protracted gasping inhalation followed by short inefficient exhalation, which can cause asphyxia
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- applause — Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
- appulses — Plural form of appulse.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apuleius — Lucius (ˈluːsɪəs). 2nd century ad, Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- aquacise — A type of physical exercise practiced in water mostly vertically and without swimming, typically in a swimming pool in waist deep or deeper water.
- aquiesce — Misspelling of acquiesce.
- aquifers — Plural form of aquifer.
- araceous — belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- arbuscle — a small tree, or a plant halfway between a shrub and a tree
- arcesius — a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- arquebus — a portable long-barrelled gun dating from the 15th century: fired by a wheel-lock or matchlock
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- asbestus — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- assuaged — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuager — Someone who or something which assuages.
- assuages — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuerus — Ahasuerus.
- assurers — Plural form of assurer.
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- audibles — Plural form of audible.
- audients — Plural form of audient.