7-letter words containing o, u, r, s
- ouraris — curare.
- ourself — Used instead of “ ourselves, ” typically when “ we ” refers to people in general rather than a definite group of people.
- outruns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrun.
- outrush — a rapid or intense outflow: an outrush of water from a bursting pipe.
- outsert — an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- outsoar — to soar beyond.
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- parlous — perilous; dangerous.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- proclus — a.d. c411–485, Greek philosopher and theologian.
- profuse — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pushrod — a rod in an overhead-valve engine that is part of the linkage used to open and close the valves.
- pylorus — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- quartos — Plural form of quarto.
- questor — one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
- quorums — Plural form of quorum.
- raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- refocus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- rehouse — to house again.
- resound — to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
- rhodous — of or containing rhodium (but proportionally more than something rhodic)
- rhoecus — flourished 6th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- rhombus — an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram; any equilateral parallelogram except a square.
- rigours — strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- riotous — (of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- robusta — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- roguish — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- romanus — died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- romulus — the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.
- roscius — Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- rosebud — the bud of a rose.
- rostrum — any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.
- roulers — a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
- rousant — rising
- rousing — exciting; stirring: a rousing song.
- roussel — Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
- rouster — roustabout (def 1).
- rubious — being of the color of a ruby; ruby-colored.
- ruinous — bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
- rustout — rust-through.
- saguaro — a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- sarcous — consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- sauroid — a type of fish
- sautoir — a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.