8-letter words containing s, e, l, u, c
- secluded — sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.: a secluded cottage.
- securely — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- selcouth — strange; uncommon.
- seleucia — an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- seleucid — a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312–64 b.c., that ruled an empire that included much of Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Bactria, and Babylonia.
- seleucus — (Seleucus Nicator) 358?–281? b.c, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
- shauchle — to distort the shape of (something)
- shelduck — a sheldrake.
- slice up — cut into thin pieces
- slouched — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- sloucher — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- specular — pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- speculum — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- subclerk — a clerk who is subordinate or assistant to another clerk
- subscale — a scale within a scale
- suchlike — of any such kind; similar.
- suckhole — a sycophant; toady
- surplice — a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
- ulcerous — of the nature of an ulcer; characterized by the formation of ulcers.
- unclosed — not closed: an unclosed door.
- unscaled — noting armor having imbricated metal plates sewn to a flexible backing.
- unselect — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- unsliced — not sliced
- unsluice — to provide an opening for (something)
- up-close — intimate, close-up
- urceolus — a plant organ shaped like an urn
- vaucluse — a department in SE France. 1382 sq. mi. (3580 sq. km). Capital: Avignon.