7-letter words containing u, s, p
- plumous — having plumes or feathers
- plusses — more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
- pluteus — the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.
- polybus — a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- poseuse — a female poseur
- post up — display: a notice, etc.
- postbus — (in Britain, esp in rural districts) a vehicle carrying the mail that also carries passengers
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pou sto — a place upon which to stand
- pouches — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- pousada — a government-operated inn in Portugal.
- poussin — Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- predusk — the period before dusk
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- priapus — Classical Mythology. a god of male procreative power, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.
- proclus — a.d. c411–485, Greek philosopher and theologian.
- profuse — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- prudish — excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- prussia — a former German state in N and central Germany, extending from France and the Low Countries to the Baltic Sea and Poland: developed as the chief military power of the Continent, leading the North German Confederation from 1867–71, when the German Empire was established; dissolved in 1947 and divided between East and West Germany, Poland, and the former Soviet Union. Area: (in 1939) 294 081 sq km (113 545 sq miles)
- prussic — of or derived from prussic acid.
- pseudo- — false, fake
- publish — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- puckish — mischievous; impish.
- 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.
- pulaski — a double-edged hand tool having an ax blade on one side and a pickax or wide chisel on the opposite side, used especially in clearing land and removing tree stumps.
- pulpous — soft and yielding
- pulsant — pulsating; vibrant
- pulsate — to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- pulsing — the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- pulsion — the act of driving forward
- punches — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- punster — a person who makes puns frequently.
- pupfish — any of several tiny, stout killifishes of the genus Cyprinodon, inhabiting marshy waters in arid areas of western North America: several species are endangered.
- puppies — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- purchas — Samuel, 1575?–1626, English writer and editor of travel books.
- purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pursily — in a pursy manner
- pursing — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pursual — the act of pursuit
- pursued — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- pursuer — a person or thing that pursues.
- pursues — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- pursuit — the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
- purusha — (in Sankhya and Yoga) one's true self, regarded as eternal and unaffected by external happenings.
- push in — (of a crime) accomplished by waiting until a victim has unlocked or opened the door before making a forced entry.
- push on — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- push-in — (of a crime) accomplished by waiting until a victim has unlocked or opened the door before making a forced entry.