8-letter words containing p, a, u, s
- pursuant — proceeding after; following (usually followed by to): Pursuant to his studies he took a job in an office.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- pushball — a game played with a large, heavy ball, usually about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter, which two sides attempt to push to opposite goals.
- pushcard — punchboard.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- pussycat — a cat; pussy.
- pustular — of, relating to, or of the nature of pustules.
- raptures — expressions of ecstatic joy
- rasputin — Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- run past — To run something past someone means the same as to run it by them.
- sandpump — a pump for wet sand
- sandspur — an American wild grass
- sap bush — sugarbush (def 2).
- saporous — full of flavor or taste; flavorful.
- sapucaia — a Brazilian tree of the genus Lecythis
- saucepan — a metal container of moderate depth, usually having a long handle and sometimes a cover, for stewing, boiling, etc.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- sauropod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five-toed limbs: the largest known land animal.
- scale up — increase in size
- scalprum — a large scalpel
- scapular — of or relating to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulae.
- scare up — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- sea puss — a strong nearshore current resulting from the seaward flow of water, especially through a channel in a bar.
- serapeum — a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-up — a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
- shape up — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shape-up — an act or instance of shaping up.
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- skullcap — a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
- slack up — to go more slowly
- smash up — destroy, break into pieces
- smash-up — the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- snarf up — to eat quickly and voraciously; scarf (often followed by down or up).
- snarl up — To snarl something up means to cause problems which prevent it continuing or making progress.
- sneakeup — a cowardly, underhanded, or sneaky person
- soapsuds — suds made with water and soap.
- soupmeat — beef used for making soup stock.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- spadeful — the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.
- spansule — a modified-release capsule of a drug
- spaulder — a pauldron, especially one for protecting only a shoulder.
- spaz out — an awkward or clumsy person.
- speak up — talk more loudly
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- speargun — a device for shooting spears underwater
- specular — pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- sphagnum — any soft moss of the genus Sphagnum, occurring chiefly in bogs, used for potting and packing plants, for dressing wounds, etc.