8-letter words containing s, u, p, i
- splenium — a structure in the brain
- splenius — a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- split up — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- split-up — the act of splitting.
- spoilful — plundering
- spousing — either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- spouting — a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sprucing — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- spruiker — to make or give a speech, especially extensively or elaborately; spiel; orate.
- spudding — Informal. a potato.
- spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- spurrier — a maker of spurs.
- spurries — spurry.
- spurring — a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- sputniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting satellites: Sputnik I was the world's first space satellite.
- stick up — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- stick-up — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- stink up — to cause to stink
- stipular — of or like a stipule or stipules
- stipules — one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
- stumpily — in a stumpy manner
- stumping — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- stupider — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- stupidly — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- suboptic — below the eye
- subprime — being of less than top quality: a subprime grade of steel.
- subprior — a monk junior to a prior
- subpubic — beneath the pubic bone
- subtopia — suburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban dwellers
- subtopic — a topic that is included within another topic.
- 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
- sump oil — the waste oil from engines
- sumphish — stupid, sulky
- 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.
- superhit — an extremely popular song, film, CD, play, etc
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- superlie — to lie above
- supinate — to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- supinely — lying on the back, face or front upward.
- supplial — the act or an instance of supplying
- supplied — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- supplier — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- supplies — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- surplice — a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
- surprint — to print over with additional marks or matter; overprint.
- surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- thespius — the founder of the city of Thespiae and the father, by Megamede, of 50 daughters, all of whom bore sons to Hercules.
- topelius — Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.