8-letter words containing s, t, r, u
- stardust — (not in technical use) a mass of distant stars appearing as tiny particles of dust.
- start up — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- start-up — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- startful — tending to make sudden small involuntary movements of the body from fright or nerves, etc
- statuary — statues collectively.
- statured — of or having a stature of a certain kind (usually used in combination): the short-statured inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula.
- statures — the height of a human or animal body.
- staumrel — stupid; half-witted.
- stentour — a tax assessor or person who determines the amount of tax that is owed
- stipular — of or like a stipule or stipules
- store up — save, keep in reserve
- stormful — having many storms; stormy
- stratous — of or relating to stratus
- straucht — straight
- streusel — a topping for coffeecake, consisting of crumbs of blended sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter, and chopped nutmeats.
- striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter in the brain which controls movement and balance
- struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- strummed — to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
- strummel — straw
- strummer — to play on (a stringed musical instrument) by running the fingers lightly across the strings.
- strumose — having a struma or strumae.
- strumous — strumose.
- strumpet — a prostitute; harlot.
- strutted — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- strutter — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- stubborn — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- studiers — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- studwork — the act or process of building with studding.
- stunkard — sulky
- stupider — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- stuprate — to ravish or rape
- sturdier — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sturdily — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sturgeon — any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- subcrust — a secondary crust below a main crust
- subentry — an item shown or listed under a main entry, as in bookkeeping.
- suberate — a salt of suberic acid
- suberect — not quite erect
- subright — Usually, subrights. subsidiary rights, as for a literary or dramatic property.
- subtalar — beneath the ankle bone
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- subtrend — the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.
- subtribe — tribe within a larger tribe
- subtrist — slightly sad; not completely sad
- subtrude — to intrude stealthily
- sudatory — pertaining to or causing sweating.
- suitress — a female suitor
- sulfuret — Chemistry. a sulfide.
- sumatran — a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).