7-letter words containing s, a, u, e
- nutcase — a deranged person; lunatic.
- oceanus — a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- opaques — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opaque.
- outages — Plural form of outage.
- paestum — an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- palouse — a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
- peanuts — the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- pegasus — 1. (networking, product) A product to support Internet searches, electronic mail, and Usenet news. 2. (project) An open source project run by The Open Group which implements a Common Information Model (CIM) Object Manager.
- perusal — a reading: a perusal of the current books.
- petasus — a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.
- piraeus — a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- pulsate — to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- quaeres — Plural form of quaere.
- quarles — Francis, 1592–1644, English poet.
- quartes — the fourth of eight defensive positions.
- quashed — to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
- quashee — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- quasher — someone who quells or suppresses
- quashes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quash.
- quavers — (of a person's voice) Shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
- quesnay — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1694–1774, French economist and physician.
- recusal — the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- residua — the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
- rubasse — a variety of bright-red rock crystal.
- s gauge — a model railroad gauge of 7/8 inch (2.2 cm).
- sabreur — someone who wields a sabre
- saccule — Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Compare utricle (def 3).
- salique — Salic.
- saucers — a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- saucier — a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- saudade — (in Portuguese folk culture) a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent: the theme of saudade in literature and music.
- saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- sausage — minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and often made in links.
- sauteed — cooked or browned in a pan containing a small quantity of butter, oil, or other fat.
- save up — put money aside
- scaleup — an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaleup of an engineering design; a scaleup program of energy conservation.
- scauper — a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- scutage — (in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.
- scutate — Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- seabury — Samuel, 1729–96, American clergyman: first bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- seagull — a gull, especially any of the marine species.
- seal up — make water- or air-tight
- seasure — a seizure
- secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- sejanus — Lucius Aelius [ee-lee-uh s] /ˈi li əs/ (Show IPA) d. a.d. 31, Roman politician, commander of praetorian guard, and conspirator in the reign of Emperor Tiberius.
- sensual — pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.