8-letter words containing o, s, i, c, u
- focusing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- glucosin — any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- in focus — seen clearly
- inconnus — Plural form of inconnu.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- leucosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction
- luscious — highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
- microbus — minibus.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- misfocus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- mucinous — Of, pertaining to or containing mucin.
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- muticous — Botany. having no pointed process or awn; awnless.
- noctuids — Plural form of noctuid.
- nonmusic — any sound that does not constitute music; unpleasant noise
- occupies — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- octavius — a male given name.
- oculists — Plural form of oculist.
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- ossicula — Plural form of ossiculum.
- out sick — If you are out sick, you are not at work because you are sick.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outslick — to outsmart
- posticum — epinaos.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- 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.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- sick-out — a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.