7-letter words containing p, a, u, s
- spicula — a spicule.
- spirula — any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
- spousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- sprague — Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.
- spuriae — the feathers on the bastard wing of a bird
- spurway — a path used by horse riders
- stackup — stack (def 13).
- startup — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- stay up — not go to bed
- subpart — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- suiplap — a drunkard
- sun pan — a vat for drying slip, sometimes artificially heated.
- sunlamp — a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- suntrap — sunny enclosed area
- suppawn — cornmeal mush.
- surpass — to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
- teacups — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- thapsus — an ancient town on the coast of Tunisia: decisive victory of Caesar 46 b.c.
- unclasp — to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- unshape — to render shapeless
- unsharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- unspeak — to recant; unsay.
- unstrap — to take off or slacken the strap of.
- upcoast — along a coast in a northward direction
- uplands — an area of high or relatively high ground
- uppsala — a city in SE Sweden.
- upraise — to raise up; lift or elevate.
- uprisal — a rising up
- upscale — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- upspeak — to start speaking
- upspear — (of grass or plants) to grow upwards in a spear-like manner
- upstage — on or toward the back of the stage.
- upstair — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
- upstand — to rise to one's feet; stand up
- upstare — to stare upwards
- upstart — a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
- upstate — the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State.
- upswarm — to rise or send upwards in a swarm
- upwards — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
- usucapt — to take possession of (property)
- voluspa — an Icelandic mythological poem
- walkups — Plural form of walkup.
- wash up — the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- yaupons — Plural form of yaupon.