7-letter words containing u, l, o, s
- mucosal — mucous membrane.
- neosoul — a style of popular music combining traditional soul music with elements from other genres
- nodules — A small swelling or aggregation of cells in the body, esp. an abnormal one.
- nodulus — a small node, especially on the vermis of the cerebellum.
- nonplus — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- occults — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occult.
- ocellus — a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- oculars — Plural form of ocular.
- oculist — ophthalmologist.
- olympus — Mount, a mountain in NE Greece, on the boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia: mythical abode of the greater Grecian gods. 9730 feet (2966 meters).
- opuscle — Obsolete form of opuscule.
- oscular — pertaining to an osculum.
- osculum — a small mouthlike aperture, as of a sponge.
- ourself — Used instead of “ ourselves, ” typically when “ we ” refers to people in general rather than a definite group of people.
- outlash — a sudden attack
- outlast — to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.
- outlaws — Plural form of outlaw.
- outlays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlay.
- outlets — Plural form of outlet.
- outsail — to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- outsell — to exceed in volume of sales; sell more than: He outsells all our other salespeople.
- outsold — simple past tense and past participle of outsell.
- outsole — the outer sole of a shoe.
- outsulk — to outdo in sulking
- palouse — a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- parlous — perilous; dangerous.
- pelorus — a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- pileous — hairy or furry.
- piously — having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- plumose — having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- plumous — having plumes or feathers
- polybus — a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.
- proclus — a.d. c411–485, Greek philosopher and theologian.
- pueblos — a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern U.S.: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.
- pulpous — soft and yielding
- pulsion — the act of driving forward
- pylorus — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- romulus — the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.
- roulers — a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
- roussel — Albert (Charles Paul Mari) [al-ber sharl pawl ma-ree] /alˈbɛr ʃarl pɔl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, French composer.
- scopula — a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
- sellout — an act or instance of selling out.
- shopful — the contents of a shop.
- slipout — an instance of slipping out
- slouchy — of or relating to a slouch or to a slouching manner, posture, etc.
- sloughi — a smooth-haired hound originating in Morocco
- sloughy — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slow up — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- slow-up — a delay or retardation in progress or activity; slowdown.
- soilure — a stain.