8-letter words containing u, p, i
- resupine — lying on the back; supine.
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- sapucaia — a Brazilian tree of the genus Lecythis
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- sculping — the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.
- sculpsit — he engraved, carved, or sculptured (it); she engraved, carved, or sculptured (it). Abbreviation: sc.
- seize up — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- septimus — a male given name.
- serpulid — a marine polychaete worm of the family Serpulidae, which constructs and lives in a calcareous tube attached to stones or seaweed and has a crown of ciliated tentacles
- shift up — When you shift up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shunpike — a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.
- silphium — an American flowering wild plant of the family Asteraceae
- simpulum — an ancient dipper having the rim of the bowl at right angles to the handle.
- sinciput — the forepart of the skull.
- sisyphus — a son of Aeolus and ruler of Corinth, noted for his trickery: he was punished in Tartarus by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope, the stone always escaping him near the top and rolling down again.
- sit-upon — a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- ski jump — a snow-covered chute or slide at the side of a hill or built up on top of the hill, the base of the chute having a horizontal ramp that enables a skier to speed down the chute, take off at the end of the ramp, and land further down the hill.
- skip out — leave, flee
- slice up — cut into thin pieces
- slick up — to make sleek or smooth.
- slip out — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- slumping — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- solpugid — sun spider.
- souplike — resembling or characteristic of soup
- soutpiel — an English-speaking South African
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spice up — make more exciting
- spicular — relating to or characteristic of spicula
- spiculum — a small, needlelike body, part, process, or the like.
- spike up — a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
- spin out — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spin-out — the spinning out of control into a rotating skid of a car or other vehicle.
- spiritus — a spirit or breathing
- spit out — eject by spitting
- spiteful — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- 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.