8-letter words containing s, o, u
- kurtosis — the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode.
- laborous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- larousse — Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
- lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- last out — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- leucosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- leukosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- levulose — fructose.
- libelous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- limousin — a former province in central France.
- lineouts — Plural form of lineout.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- locknuts — Plural form of locknut.
- lockouts — Plural form of lockout.
- locustal — of or relating to locusts
- longinus — Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- longspur — any of several fringillid birds of the genus Calcarius of tundra or prairie regions of North America, characterized by a long spurlike hind claw on each foot.
- lookouts — Plural form of lookout.
- lose out — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- loudness — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- louis ii — German Ludwig II. ("the German") a.d. 804?–876, king of Germany 843–876 (son of Louis I).
- louis iv — ("the Bavarian") 1287?–1347, king of Germany (1314–47); emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1328–47.
- louis ix — Saint, 1214?–70, king of France 1226–70.
- louis vi — ("the Fat") 1081–1137, king of France 1108–37.
- louis xi — 1423–83, king of France 1461–83 (son of Charles VII).
- louis xv — 1710–74, king of France 1715–74 (great grandson of Louis XIV).
- loungers — Plural form of lounger.
- louse up — any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lugholes — Plural form of lughole.
- lugworms — Plural form of lugworm.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lummoxes — a clumsy, stupid person.
- lungeous — (of a person) violent; rough.
- luscious — highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
- lustrous — having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
- lustwort — The sundew.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
- mailouts — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.