7-letter words containing u, l, e
- scuffle — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- sculker — one who skulks
- sculled — an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- scumble — to soften (the color or tone of a painted area) by overlaying parts with opaque or semiopaque color applied thinly and lightly with an almost dry brush.
- scuttle — Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
- seagull — a gull, especially any of the marine species.
- seal up — make water- or air-tight
- seclude — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- seculum — an age or period of time in astronomy or geology
- sell up — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- sellout — an act or instance of selling out.
- sensual — pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.
- sequela — an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
- serpula — a member of a genus of marine annelid or tubeworm belonging to the Serpulid family, characterized by the serpentine calcareous tube it produces and inhabits
- serumal — the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- setubal — Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- shedful — the quantity or amount contained in a shed
- shuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- shuttle — a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
- silenus — a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.
- silique — the long two-valved seed vessel or pod of plants belonging to the mustard family.
- silures — a powerful and warlike tribe of ancient Britain, living chiefly in SE Wales, who fiercely resisted Roman invaders in the 1st century ad.
- skellum — a rascal.
- skepful — skep (def 2).
- skudler — a leader of a festive procession
- skulked — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- skulker — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- slubber — to perform hastily or carelessly.
- sluffed — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slugged — a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
- slugger — a person who strikes hard, especially a boxer noted for the ability to deliver hard punches.
- slumber — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- slummer — Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slumped — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- slurper — a person who slurps his or her food or drink
- slurred — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
- smuggle — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- snuffle — to draw air into the nose for the purpose of smelling something; snuff.
- snuggle — to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection; nestle; cuddle.
- snuzzle — to root, poke, or nuzzle with the snout or nose
- soilure — a stain.
- soleure — French name of Solothurn.
- soluble — capable of being dissolved or liquefied: a soluble powder.
- solutes — the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- souffle — a light baked dish made fluffy with beaten egg whites combined with egg yolks, white sauce, and fish, cheese, or other ingredients.
- spatule — a spatula
- specula — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- spelunk — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spicule — a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.