8-letter words containing s, o, u
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- anourous — anurous.
- anticous — (in plants) facing the axis of the flower
- antinous — the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- antonius — Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs)
- aphonous — without voice; voiceless
- aphthous — Of, or relating to aphtha.
- apofocus — Apocenter.
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- aquashow — an exhibition of swimming and diving, often accompanied by music
- araceous — belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- arborous — relating to, or formed by, trees
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonous — relating to arson
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- assoluta — absolute; supreme: a prima ballerina assoluta.
- astounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- aubusson — a town in central France, in the Creuse department: a centre for flat-woven carpets and for tapestries since the 16th century. Pop: 4662 (1999)
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.
- aureoles — Plural form of aureole.
- ausonius — Decimus Magnus (ˈdɛsɪməs ˈmæɡnəs). ?310–?395 ad, Latin poet, born in Gaul
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autolyse — to undergo or cause to undergo autolysis
- automats — Plural form of automat.
- automous — Misspelling of autonomous.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autosave — a function on a computer that automatically saves data at regular intervals
- autosome — any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
- autostat — (language) A language for statistical programming.
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- autotest — a motor race in which standard cars are driven around a racing circuit
- avouches — to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- azureous — (zoology) of a fine blue color; azure.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- bailouts — Plural form of bailout.
- baroques — (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts often worked to combined effect.