7-letter words containing u, s, t, a
- pulsant — pulsating; vibrant
- pulsate — to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- quartes — the fourth of eight defensive positions.
- quartos — Plural form of quarto.
- rastrum — a pen for drawing the five lines of a musical stave simultaneously
- robusta — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- rousant — rising
- rustavi — a city in the SE Georgian Republic, SE of Tbilisi.
- sackbut — a medieval form of the trombone.
- sagunto — a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- sallust — (Caius Sallustius Crispus) 86–34 b.c, Roman historian.
- sanctum — a sacred or holy place.
- sanctus — (italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- satsuma — a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
- saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- sauteed — cooked or browned in a pan containing a small quantity of butter, oil, or other fat.
- sautoir — a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- sawdust — small particles of wood produced in sawing.
- saxtuba — a large bass saxhorn.
- scutage — (in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.
- scutari — Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- scutate — Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- setubal — Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- sfumato — the subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting.
- shantou — a seaport in E Guangdong province, in SE China.
- shavuot — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shiatsu — a Japanese massage technique that includes the use of acupressure.
- shiatzu — a Japanese massage technique that includes the use of acupressure.
- sinuate — bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- situate — to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.
- solutal — of or relating to a solute
- soutane — a cassock.
- spatula — an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.
- spatule — a spatula
- squanto — died 1622, North American Indian of the Narragansett tribe: interpreter for the Pilgrims.
- squatty — short and thick; low and broad.
- stackup — stack (def 13).
- stadium — a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- stambul — the oldest part and principal Turkish residential section of Istanbul, south of the Golden Horn.
- stannum — tin.
- startup — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- statius — Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- statmux — statistical time division multiplexing
- statued — having or ornamented with statues: a statued avenue.
- stature — the height of a human or animal body.
- statusy — conferring or having status or prestige
- statute — Law. an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document. the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
- staunch — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stay up — not go to bed
- stratum — a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another: a stratum of ancient foundations.