8-letter words containing s, a, u, r
- dasyurid — Any carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
- defrauds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud.
- denarius — a silver coin of ancient Rome, often called a penny in translation
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diurnals — Plural form of diurnal.
- draughts — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- drusilla — a female given name.
- dullards — Plural form of dullard.
- dunnarts — Plural form of dunnart.
- durables — (economics) Plural form of durable; durable goods.
- dustcart — a garbage truck.
- eardrums — Plural form of eardrum.
- earmuffs — A pair of soft fabric coverings, connected by a band across the top of the head, that are worn over the ears to protect them from cold or noise.
- earplugs — Plural form of earplug.
- ecraseur — surgical device consisting of a heavy wire loop placed around a part to be removed and tightened until it cuts through
- enamours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enamour.
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- equators — Plural form of equator.
- erasures — Plural form of erasure.
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- escurial — Escorial
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- euphrasy — eyebright
- eurasian — Eurasian means concerned with or relating to both Europe and Asia.
- eurostar — a high speed train that connects London and Kent in the UK with Paris and Lille in France and Brussels in Belgium by crossing the English Channel through the Channel Tunnel
- eurostat — an organization within the European Union that collects and collates statistical information relating to member states
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- fair-use — reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- farceurs — Plural form of farceur.
- farceuse — a woman skilled in farce.
- favorous — Favourable, favorable.
- features — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- fibratus — (of a cloud) hairlike or striated in composition.
- firdausi — (Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan) 932–1020, Persian poet.
- fissural — Pertaining to a fissure or fissures.
- flaneurs — Plural form of flaneur.
- flareups — Plural form of flareup.
- flavours — Plural form of flavour.
- formulas — (informal) Plural form of formula.
- foulards — Plural form of foulard.
- foumarts — Plural form of foumart.
- frabjous — wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.
- fraughts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught.
- fud wars — /fuhd worz/ Political posturing, intended to create FUD, engaged in by hardware and software vendors ostensibly committed to standardisation but actually willing to fragment the market to protect their own shares. The Unix International vs. OSF conflict is but one outstanding example.
- fumarase — an enzyme found in liver and muscle which acts as a catalyst in the inter-conversion of fumarate and malate
- funerals — Plural form of funeral.
- fur seal — any of several eared seals, as Callorhinus alascanus, having a plush underfur used in making coats, trimmings, etc.
- furanose — (chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton).