8-letter words containing u, s, k
- outslick — to outsmart
- outsmoke — to smoke more than
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.
- outspoke — Simple past form of outspeak.
- outtakes — Plural form of outtake.
- outworks — Plural form of outwork.
- postpunk — of or related to a style of music that followed punk rock
- puckfist — a puffball fungus
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.
- pusslike — resembling a puss
- quackish — a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- quickens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken.
- quickest — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- quickies — Plural form of quickie.
- quickset — a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge.
- quirkish — (archaic) Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.
- restruck — a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- rimouski — a city in SE Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- rucksack — a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, etc.
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- rukeyser — Muriel, 1913–80, U.S. poet.
- rushwork — the handicraft of making objects woven of rushes.
- sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- sandusky — a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- sculking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- sea duck — any of various diving ducks, as the scaups, goldeneyes, scoters, and eiders, found principally on seas.
- seaquake — an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
- seek out — search, hunt
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-up — a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- shelduck — a sheldrake.
- shizuoka — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Suruga Bay.
- shook up — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shook-up — upset
- shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
- shucking — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- shunpike — a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.
- shuriken — a martial-arts weapon usually in the shape of a star or cross with sharp protruding edges, thrown with a spin towards the target
- sick-out — a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- 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.
- ski suit — a warm, lightweight outer garment for skiing and other outdoor winter activities, usually consisting of a short, zippered jacket and close-fitting trousers.
- ski-suit — a warm padded suit covering the whole body, used when skiing
- skillful — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- skinsuit — a skintight one-piece garment worn by cyclists and athletes to reduce friction
- skip out — leave, flee
- skulking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.