7-letter words containing s, e, r, u
- nurdles — Plural form of nurdle.
- nursery — a room or place set apart for young children.
- nutters — Plural form of nutter.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- oestrum — Alternative spelling of estrum.
- oestrus — estrus.
- oeuvres — Plural form of oeuvre.
- onerous — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- ordures — Plural form of ordure.
- Öresund — strait between Sweden and the Danish island of Zealand: c. 80 mi (129 km) long
- 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.
- ourself — Used instead of “ ourselves, ” typically when “ we ” refers to people in general rather than a definite group of people.
- outsert — an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- oversup — to eat or drink too much
- overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- 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.
- 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.
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- piraeus — a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- 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.
- punster — a person who makes puns frequently.
- purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pursued — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- pursuer — a person or thing that pursues.
- pursues — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- quaeres — Plural form of quaere.
- quarles — Francis, 1592–1644, English poet.
- quartes — the fourth of eight defensive positions.
- quasher — someone who quells or suppresses
- quavers — (of a person's voice) Shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
- queries — a question; an inquiry.
- querist — a person who inquires or questions.
- quester — a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
- questor — one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
- queuers — a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.