8-letter words containing p, o, u, r
- saporous — full of flavor or taste; flavorful.
- 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.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scrumpox — a skin infection caused by the herpes virus which is spread among players in a scrum
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- shore up — a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
- sober up — recover from being drunk
- soporous — sleepy.
- sourpuss — a person having a grouchy disposition that is often accompanied by a scowling facial expression.
- spermous — of the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
- sporular — a spore, especially a small one.
- spurgeon — Charles Haddon [had-n] /ˈhæd n/ (Show IPA), 1834–92, English Baptist preacher.
- spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- store up — save, keep in reserve
- subgroup — a subordinate group; a division of a group.
- subpolar — subantarctic.
- subprior — a monk junior to a prior
- sundrops — any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- sunproof — impervious to sunlight or damage by the rays of the sun.
- supercop — an exceptionally capable or powerful police officer
- supercow — a dairy cow that produces a very high milk yield as a result of selective breeding or genetic modification
- superego — the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.
- superhot — extremely hot
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- superloo — an automated public toilet
- supermom — a mother who successfully manages a household and cares for her children while holding a job or being active in her community.
- superpro — a person regarded as a genuine professional
- throw up — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- tour rep — A tour rep is the same as a holiday rep.
- trapunto — quilting having an embossed design produced by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton.
- trip out — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- tropaeum — a monument erected in ancient Greece or, especially, Rome to commemorate a military or naval victory.
- troupial — any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.
- tupamaro — any of a group of Marxist urban guerrillas in Uruguay
- unipolar — Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
- unperson — a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media.
- unprison — to release from prison.
- unprobed — not examined or probed
- unprofor — United Nations Protection Force: the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995
- unprompt — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- unproved — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- unproven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- up front — of or relating to the front.
- up yours — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- up-front — invested or paid in advance or as beginning capital: an up-front fee of five percent and an additional five percent when the job is done.
- upgrowth — the process of growing up; development: the upgrowth of nuclear science.
- upholder — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- uprootal — an act or instance of uprooting