8-letter words containing u, y, s
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- cousinry — a collection of cousins
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- crustily — In a crusty manner.
- cullyism — the state of being a cully
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- custardy — resembling custard
- cutaways — Plural form of cutaway.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cygnus a — a strong radio source in the constellation Cygnus associated with a distant peculiar galaxy.
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- dactylus — the tip of a cephalopod's tentacular club
- dasyures — Plural form of dasyure.
- dasyurid — Any carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- dewsbury — a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)
- didymous — in pairs or in two parts
- dionysus — the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
- disunify — to destroy the unity of.
- disunity — lack of unity or accord.
- dizygous — Dizygotic.
- dry suit — a close-fitting, double-layered synthetic garment worn by a scuba diver in especially cold water, protecting the skin from contact with water and having an internal, warming layer of air that can be added to in order to equalize pressure during descent.
- drybrush — a technique of drawing or painting in which a brush having a small quantity of pigment or medium is applied to or dragged across a surface.
- dubinsky — David, 1892–1982, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland: president of the I.L.G.W.U. 1932–66.
- dudishly — In a dudish manner.
- dumosity — the condition of being filled with bushes
- duopsony — the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- dyestuff — a material yielding or used as a dye.
- emulsify — Make into or become an emulsion.
- euonymus — A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colors and bright fruit.
- euphrasy — eyebright
- eyes out — with every possible effort
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- finsbury — former metropolitan borough of EC London, now part of Islington
- flunkeys — Plural form of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
- flustery — flustered or inclined to become flustered
- fumosity — the quality or state of being fumous or fumy
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- get busy — hurry to do sth
- guernsey — Isle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. With adjacent islands, about 24½ sq. mi. (63 sq. km).
- gulosity — gluttony or greediness.
- gussy up — to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
- guyanese — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- gym suit — any outfit prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastics or sports.
- gypseous — of or relating to gypsum.
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- houseboy — houseman (def 1).
- housefly — a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
- hushedly — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.