8-letter words containing p, u, s, h
- pentheus — the grandson of Cadmus and his successor as king of Thebes, who resisted the introduction of the cult of Dionysus. In revenge the god drove him mad and he was torn to pieces by a group of bacchantes, one of whom was his mother
- phaedrus — flourished a.d. c40, Roman writer of fables.
- phaestus — Phaistos.
- phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- physique — physical or bodily structure, appearance, or development: the physique of an athlete.
- pishogue — sorcery; witchcraft; black magic.
- plumpish — somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.
- plushily — in a plush manner
- pothouse — (formerly) a small tavern or pub
- proudish — rather proud
- pseudish — pretentious
- psych up — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- punisher — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- puppyish — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- purplish — of or having a somewhat purple hue.
- push off — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- push-off — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- 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.
- pushdown — a list in which the last item added is at the top
- pushover — Informal. anything done easily.
- pyrrhous — (of a person's complexion) ruddy or reddish
- quippish — involving or characterized by quips
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- rum shop — a tavern or shop selling liquor.
- sap bush — sugarbush (def 2).
- schlumpy — like a schlump
- 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.
- shift up — When you shift up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- shook up — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shook-up — upset
- shoot up — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shoot-up — an act or instance of injecting an addictive drug intravenously.
- 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.
- shot put — a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is thrown or put for distance.
- showjump — to take part in a showjumping competition
- shtupped — to have sexual intercourse with.
- shunpike — a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.
- silphium — an American flowering wild plant of the family Asteraceae
- sisyphus — a son of Aeolus and ruler of Corinth, noted for his trickery: he was punished in Tartarus by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope, the stone always escaping him near the top and rolling down again.
- smash up — destroy, break into pieces