7-letter words containing r, e, s, o, u
- morsure — a bite or the act of biting
- mousers — Plural form of mouser.
- mousery — a place infested with mice
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- neurons — Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- nonuser — a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- oestrum — Alternative spelling of estrum.
- oestrus — estrus.
- oeuvres — Plural form of oeuvre.
- onerous — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- ordures — Plural form of ordure.
- Öresund — strait between Sweden and the Danish island of Zealand: c. 80 mi (129 km) long
- orpheus — Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- ourself — Used instead of “ ourselves, ” typically when “ we ” refers to people in general rather than a definite group of people.
- outsert — an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- profuse — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- questor — one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
- refocus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- rehouse — to house again.
- resound — to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
- rhoecus — flourished 6th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- rosebud — the bud of a rose.
- roulers — a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
- roussel — Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
- rouster — roustabout (def 1).
- scoured — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scourer — a person who scours or ranges about.
- scourge — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scourie — a young seagull
- scouter — a person who scouts.
- scrouge — to crowd or press
- serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- seropus — a liquid consisting of mingled serum and pus
- seymour — Jane, c1510–37, third wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Edward VI.
- soilure — a stain.
- soleure — French name of Solothurn.
- sounder — a person or thing that sounds depth, as of water.
- sourced — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- sources — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- souther — a wind or storm from the south.
- soutter — a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.