8-letter words containing s, p, u, e
- step out — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- stipules — one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- stoke up — to feed and tend (a fire, etc) with fuel
- store up — save, keep in reserve
- strumpet — a prostitute; harlot.
- stumpage — standing timber with reference to its value.
- stupider — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- stuprate — to ravish or rape
- subdepot — a depot within a larger depot
- subduple — in the proportion or ratio of one to two
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- subpanel — a panel that is part of a larger panel
- subphase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- subpoena — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subprime — being of less than top quality: a subprime grade of steel.
- subspace — a smaller space within a main area that has been divided or subdivided: The jewelry shop occupies a subspace in the hotel's lobby.
- sulphate — A sulphate is a salt of sulphuric acid.
- sulphide — A sulphide is a compound of sulphur with some other chemical elements.
- sulphite — any salt or ester of sulphurous acid, containing the ions SO32– or HSO3– (hydrogen sulphite) or the groups –SO3 or –HSO3. The salts are usually soluble crystalline compounds
- sulphone — any of a class of organic compounds containing the divalent group –SO2 linked to two other organic groups. Certain sulphones are used in the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis
- sumpweed — a herbaceous, oily, annual plant, Iva annua, native to North America and once cultivated for its edible seeds
- sunspace — sunroom.
- superadd — to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.
- superate — overcome; surmounted; surpassed
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- superbly — admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.
- superbug — a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.
- supercar — a very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine
- supercop — an exceptionally capable or powerful police officer
- supercow — a dairy cow that produces a very high milk yield as a result of selective breeding or genetic modification
- superego — the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.
- superfan — a very or extremely devoted fan
- superfit — extremely fit
- superfix — a suprasegmental feature having an identifiable meaning or grammatical function, as the stress pattern that distinguishes the noun record from the verb record or the parallel falling stress patterns of blackbird and highchair, reflecting a parallel relationship between the elements.
- supergun — any extremely powerful gun
- superhit — an extremely popular song, film, CD, play, etc
- superhot — extremely hot
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- superjet — a jet aircraft, especially a large one, capable of supersonic flight.
- superlie — to lie above
- superloo — an automated public toilet
- supermac — A general-purpose macro language, embeddable in existing languages as a run-time library.
- superman — a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- supermax — having or relating to the very highest levels of security
- supermom — a mother who successfully manages a household and cares for her children while holding a job or being active in her community.
- supernal — being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
- superpro — a person regarded as a genuine professional
- supersex — a sterile organism in which the ratio between the sex chromosomes is disturbed
- superspy — a highly accomplished spy
- supertax — Chiefly British. a tax in addition to a normal tax, as one upon income above a certain amount.