8-letter words containing o, s, c, u
- outcross — to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
- outcurse — to exceed in cursing
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- outscold — to outdo in scolding
- outscoop — to surpass in scooping
- outscore — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- outslick — to outsmart
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- parcours — parcourse.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- postcoup — of, relating to, or occurring after a coup
- posticum — epinaos.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- racemous — racemose.
- recourse — access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.
- resource — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- rhonchus — a wheezing or snoring sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by an accumulation of mucus or other material.
- rose-cut — (of a gemstone) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- saucebox — a saucy person.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- scholium — Often, scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- sciolous — pretending to have knowledge on a subject, having incomplete knowledge
- sciuroid — sciurine.
- sclerous — hard; firm; bony.
- scoop up — lift, pick up
- scoopful — the amount that a scoop can hold.
- scornful — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scourger — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouther — to scorch or singe
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scrofula — primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck.
- scrouger — something big
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- scrumpox — a skin infection caused by the herpes virus which is spread among players in a scrum
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- seductor — a person, usually a man, who seduces
- selcouth — strange; uncommon.