8-letter words containing n, o, s, u
- seahound — a dogfish
- seamount — a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- selenous — selenious.
- send out — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- sensuous — perceived by or affecting the senses: the sensuous qualities of music.
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shenzhou — any of a series of manned Chinese spacecraft
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- shutdown — a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown; an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
- sign out — a token; indication.
- sign-out — an act, instance, or time of signing out.
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- sinusoid — a curve described by the equation y = a sin x, the ordinate being proportional to the sine of the abscissa.
- sit-upon — a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- snootful — a sufficient amount of liquor to cause intoxication.
- snoutish — rather resembling a snout
- snow gum — any of various eucalyptus trees that grow at high altitude, esp Eucalyptus pauciflora
- snowbush — any of several ornamental shrubs having a profusion of white flowers, as Ceanothus cordulatus, of the buckthorn family, native to western North America.
- snowsuit — a child's one- or two-piece outer garment for cold weather, often consisting of heavily lined pants and jacket.
- snuffbox — a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.
- solution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- sonobuoy — a buoy that emits a radio signal on receiving an underwater signal from a vessel.
- sonorous — giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
- souchong — a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
- soundbox — a chamber in a musical instrument, as the body of a violin, for increasing the sonority of its tone.
- soundest — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
- sounding — emitting or producing a sound or sounds.
- soundman — a sound recorder in a television crew
- soupbone — a bone used for making soup or broth.
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- sourdine — mute (def 10).
- sourness — having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
- southern — lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
- southing — a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. Abbreviation: S.
- southron — Southern U.S. southerner (def 2).
- souvenir — a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.
- spin out — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spin-out — the spinning out of control into a rotating skid of a car or other vehicle.
- spoonful — as much as a spoon can hold.
- spousing — either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- spouting — a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- spurgeon — Charles Haddon [had-n] /ˈhæd n/ (Show IPA), 1834–92, English Baptist preacher.
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- squarson — a clergyman who is also main local landowner
- st.-ouen — a suburb of Paris in N France.
- standout — something or someone, as a person, performance, etc., remarkably superior to others: Evans was a standout in the mixed doubles.
- stannous — containing tin, especially in the bivalent state.
- staunton — a city in N Virginia.
- stentour — a tax assessor or person who determines the amount of tax that is owed