7-letter words containing s, e, p, u
- makeups — Plural form of makeup.
- mess up — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- mess-up — a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up.
- muppets — Plural form of muppet.
- muspike — a N American freshwater fish developed by cross-breeding muskellunge and pike
- neupest — German name of Ujpest.
- oedipus — a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- opaques — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opaque.
- opuscle — Obsolete form of opuscule.
- 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.
- outsped — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- outstep — Exceed.
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- 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.
- pectous — of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- 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.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- percuss — Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- perfuse — to overspread with moisture, color, etc.; suffuse.
- peritus — a Catholic theological expert and consultant who gives advice at an ecumenical council of the church
- perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- perseus — a son of Zeus and Danaë, who with Athena's help slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
- persius — (Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- pertuse — punctured or perforated
- perukes — a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually powdered and gathered at the back of the neck with a ribbon; periwig.
- perusal — a reading: a perusal of the current books.
- peruser — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
- 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.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- phineus — a brother of Cepheus who was not brave enough to rescue his betrothed Andromeda from a sea monster and who was eventually turned to stone.
- phoebus — Classical Mythology. Apollo as the sun god.
- piceous — of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- pileous — hairy or furry.
- piraeus — a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- piteous — evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help.
- plumose — having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- plusses — more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
- pluteus — the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- poseuse — a female poseur
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pouches — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- predusk — the period before dusk
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- 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.