8-letter words containing s, u, p
- cutpurse — a thief who stole purses by cutting them from the belts to which they were attached
- decuples — Plural form of decuple.
- deputies — Plural form of deputy.
- deputise — to appoint as deputy.
- diapause — a period of suspended development and growth accompanied by decreased metabolism in insects and some other animals. It is correlated with seasonal changes
- dipnoous — having both lungs and gills for breathing
- displume — to strip of plumes; deplume.
- dispunge — to expunge
- dispurse — Obsolete form of disburse.
- disputed — to engage in argument or debate.
- disputer — One who disputes.
- disputes — Plural form of dispute.
- disrupts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrupt.
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- dress-up — being an occasion, situation, etc., for which one must be somewhat formally well-dressed: the first dress-up dance of the season.
- dropouts — Plural form of dropout.
- duckpins — Plural form of duckpin.
- dukeship — the position or status of a duke
- dumpings — Plural form of dumping.
- dumpsite — dump (def 17).
- dumpster — a large metal bin for refuse designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.
- duopsony — the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- dupattas — Plural form of dupatta.
- duplexes — Plural form of duplex.
- dust-mop — to clean with a dust mop.
- dustheap — a heap or pile of rubbish, refuse, or the like.
- dustpans — Plural form of dustpan.
- earplugs — Plural form of earplug.
- eelpouts — Plural form of eelpout.
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- eohippus — Extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum.
- epaulets — Plural form of epaulet.
- epicures — Plural form of epicure.
- epicurus — An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement commonly known as Epicureanism.
- epigeous — epigeal
- espousal — An act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of life.
- espoused — Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
- espouser — One who espouses; one who embraces or adopts the cause of another.
- espouses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of espouse.
- espumoso — sparkling wine
- eupepsia — Good digestion.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- euphuism — An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking.
- euphuist — One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of w Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
- exposure — The state of being exposed to contact with something.
- expounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound.
- expulsed — Simple past tense and past participle of expulse.
- faux pas — a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
- finespun — spun or drawn out to a fine thread.