7-letter words containing s, e, c, u, l
- muscled — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- muscles — Plural form of muscle.
- muscule — (military) A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.
- nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
- nucules — Plural form of nucule.
- nuncles — Plural form of nuncle.
- ocellus — a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- opuscle — Obsolete form of opuscule.
- recluse — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- recusal — the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- saccule — Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Compare utricle (def 3).
- 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.
- scruple — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- scuddle — to scuttle
- scuffle — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- sculker — one who skulks
- sculled — an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- scumble — to soften (the color or tone of a painted area) by overlaying parts with opaque or semiopaque color applied thinly and lightly with an almost dry brush.
- scuttle — Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
- seclude — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- seculum — an age or period of time in astronomy or geology
- specula — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- spicule — a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- squelch — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
- subcell — a cell within a larger cell
- suckler — an animal that suckles its young; mammal.
- sulcate — having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- unclose — to open or cause to open
- upscale — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.