8-letter words containing s, u, l, p
- pleuston — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- pliosaur — a large dinosaur with a short neck
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- plugless — having no plug
- plumbism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- plumbous — containing bivalent lead.
- plumpish — somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.
- plus-one — a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
- plushily — in a plush manner
- plussage — a surplus amount.
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- pluvious — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- polonius — the sententious father of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- polybius — c205–c123 b.c, Greek historian.
- polypous — polypoid.
- populism — the political philosophy of the People's party.
- populist — a member of the People's party.
- populous — full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated.
- porously — full of pores.
- postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
- postquel — POSTGRES QUERy Language. The language used by the POSTGRES database system.
- postural — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pressful — the quantity that a press can hold
- psyllium — fleawort.
- publics' — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- pugilism — the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing.
- pugilist — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pulpless — the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- pulsator — something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
- pulsejet — a jet engine equipped with valves that continuously open to admit air, then close during combustion, giving a pulsating thrust: used to power the V-1, a German buzz bomb, in World War II.
- pulsific — causing the pulse to increase
- pulvinus — Botany. a cushionlike swelling at the base of a leaf or leaflet, at the point of junction with the axis.
- pumpless — having no pump
- purlieus — purlieus, environs or neighborhood.
- purplish — of or having a somewhat purple hue.
- purseful — an amount which can be contained in a purse
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- pushball — a game played with a large, heavy ball, usually about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter, which two sides attempt to push to opposite goals.
- pusslike — resembling a puss
- pustular — of, relating to, or of the nature of pustules.
- resculpt — to sculpt again
- resupply — provide with sth
- scale up — increase in size
- scalprum — a large scalpel
- scapular — of or relating to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulae.
- schlumpy — like a schlump
- scoopful — the amount that a scoop can hold.
- scrumple — to crumple or crush (something, esp a piece of paper) or (esp of a piece of paper) to become crumpled or crushed
- scrupler — a person with scruples