8-letter words containing s, u, b, c
- crumbles — Plural form of crumble.
- cubicles — A small partitioned-off area of a room, for example one containing a bed in a dwelling or one containing a desk in an office.
- cubistic — a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- cumbrous — cumbersome
- curbless — with no curb or restraint
- curbside — at the curb or on the sidewalk adjacent to the street
- cutbacks — Plural form of cutback.
- gemsbuck — gemsbok.
- hackbuss — Alternative form of hagbut.
- hibiscus — Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- jumbucks — Plural form of jumbuck.
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- lubitsch — Ernst [urnst;; German ernst] /ɜrnst;; German ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1892–1947, German film director and producer, in the U.S. after 1922.
- lucky sb — You can use lucky in expressions such as 'Lucky you' and 'Lucky devil' when you are slightly jealous of someone else's good luck or success, or surprised at it.
- microbus — minibus.
- obscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurer — Comparative form of obscure.
- obscures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obscure.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- ossobuco — a dish of sliced veal shanks, typically prepared with olive oil, wine, seasonings, tomatoes, etc., and served with rice or other vegetables.
- publics' — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- saucebox — a saucy person.
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- schubert — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1797–1828, Austrian composer.
- scrub up — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrub-up — an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scrubbed — stunted; scrubby.
- scrubber — a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
- scuzzbag — a despicable or unethical person
- scybalum — hard faeces in the intestine
- staubach — Roger Thomas, born 1942, U.S. football player.
- sub voce — (used as a direction to a reference) under the specified word. Abbreviation: s.v.
- sub-city — a large or important town.
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- subblock — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subcause — a factor less important than a cause
- subchief — a chief below the main chief
- subchord — a part of a chord
- subclaim — a claim that is part of a larger claim
- subclass — a primary division of a class.
- subclerk — a clerk who is subordinate or assistant to another clerk
- subcosta — a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
- subcover — a set of subsets of a cover of a given set that also is a cover of the set.
- subcrust — a secondary crust below a main crust
- subcutis — the deeper layer of the dermis, containing mostly fat and connective tissue.