8-letter words containing p, u, r, s
- spermous — of the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
- spherule — a small sphere or spherical body.
- spicular — relating to or characteristic of spicula
- spiritus — a spirit or breathing
- splurger — a person who splurges
- splutter — to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused, excited, or embarrassed: When pushed for an explanation, he always spluttered.
- sporular — a spore, especially a small one.
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- sprucing — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- spruiker — to make or give a speech, especially extensively or elaborately; spiel; orate.
- spunware — objects formed by spinning.
- spunyarn — small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together
- 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.
- spurless — lacking a spur or spurs
- spurrier — a maker of spurs.
- spurries — spurry.
- spurring — a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- spurters — to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
- sputtery — tending to sputter
- start up — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- start-up — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- stipular — of or like a stipule or stipules
- store up — save, keep in reserve
- strumpet — a prostitute; harlot.
- stupider — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- stuprate — to ravish or rape
- subgraph — a graph linked with another graph
- subgroup — a subordinate group; a division of a group.
- subpolar — subantarctic.
- subprime — being of less than top quality: a subprime grade of steel.
- subprior — a monk junior to a prior
- sulphury — of the nature of, characteristic of or resembling sulphur
- 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.
- superadd — to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.
- superate — overcome; surmounted; surpassed
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- superbly — admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.
- superbug — a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.
- supercar — a very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine
- 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.
- superfan — a very or extremely devoted fan
- superfit — extremely fit
- superfix — a suprasegmental feature having an identifiable meaning or grammatical function, as the stress pattern that distinguishes the noun record from the verb record or the parallel falling stress patterns of blackbird and highchair, reflecting a parallel relationship between the elements.
- supergun — any extremely powerful gun