8-letter words containing i, r, u
- sturdily — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- suberize — to convert into cork tissue.
- subprime — being of less than top quality: a subprime grade of steel.
- subprior — a monk junior to a prior
- subright — Usually, subrights. subsidiary rights, as for a literary or dramatic property.
- subsizar — formerly, an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge who did not have to pay tuition fees but who instead helped in the kitchen or household of their college
- subtribe — tribe within a larger tribe
- subtrist — slightly sad; not completely sad
- suburbia — suburbs collectively.
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subviral — of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- subvirus — an organism, esp a viral protein, smaller than a virus but with some of the characteristics of a virus
- sudarium — (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- sugaring — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- suitress — a female suitor
- sulfuric — of, relating to, or containing sulfur, especially in the hexavalent state.
- sumerian — of or relating to Sumer, its people, or their language.
- summitry — the act or practice of holding a summit meeting, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations.
- sundries — miscellaneous items
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- superfit — extremely fit
- superfix — a suprasegmental feature having an identifiable meaning or grammatical function, as the stress pattern that distinguishes the noun record from the verb record or the parallel falling stress patterns of blackbird and highchair, reflecting a parallel relationship between the elements.
- superhit — an extremely popular song, film, CD, play, etc
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- superlie — to lie above
- supplier — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- surefire — sure to work; foolproof: a surefire moneymaking scheme.
- surfbird — a sandpiperlike shorebird, Aphriza virgata, of the Pacific coast, breeding in Alaska and wintering in South America.
- surffish — surfperch.
- surfside — next to the sea
- surgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- suricate — a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- suriname — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- surmises — to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
- surplice — a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
- surprint — to print over with additional marks or matter; overprint.
- surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- surtitle — supertitle.
- survival — the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.
- survived — to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of: His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
- survivor — a person or thing that survives.
- sutorial — relating to sewing or cobbling
- suzerain — a sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.
- taciturn — inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- tailleur — a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
- tainture — a taint or stain; contamination
- taqueria — a restaurant or stand specializing in Mexican dishes, as tacos and burritos.
- telluric — of or containing tellurium, especially in the hexavalent state.