8-letter words containing eu
- perineum — the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- peroneus — any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- pleuston — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- precieux — (of a man) overly fastidious or refined; precious; affected.
- preunion — a meeting in advance of a permanent union
- preunite — to unite in advance
- preussen — German name of Prussia.
- pseudery — pretentious talk
- pseudish — pretentious
- purlieus — purlieus, environs or neighborhood.
- queue up — wait in line
- queueing — Present participle of queue.
- reuchlin — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- reuptake — the process by which the presynaptic terminal of a neuron reabsorbs and recycles the molecules of neurotransmitter it has previously secreted in conveying an impulse to another neuron.
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- saboteur — a person who commits or practices sabotage.
- seigneur — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- seleucia — an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- seleucid — a member of a Macedonian dynasty, 312–64 b.c., that ruled an empire that included much of Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, Bactria, and Babylonia.
- seleucus — (Seleucus Nicator) 358?–281? b.c, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
- serapeum — a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
- siffleur — a male professional whistler
- signieur — a lord
- sneakeup — a cowardly, underhanded, or sneaky person
- streusel — a topping for coffeecake, consisting of crumbs of blended sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter, and chopped nutmeats.
- tailleur — a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
- teuchter — a derogatory word used by Lowlanders for a Highlander
- teucrian — of or relating to the ancient Trojans.
- teutates — a Celtic god who was worshipped in ancient Britain
- teutones — the members of an ancient people, variously thought to have spoken a Germanic or a Celtic language, that lived north of the Elbe in Jutland
- teutonic — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- thaddeus — one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:3.
- theurgic — a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
- toreutic — of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
- tourneur — Cyril, 1575?–1626, English dramatist.
- tropaeum — a monument erected in ancient Greece or, especially, Rome to commemorate a military or naval victory.
- trouveur — trouvère.
- truqueur — a forger of artworks
- typhoeus — the son of Gaea and Tartarus who had a hundred dragon heads, which spurted fire, and a bellowing many-tongued voice. He created the whirlwinds and fought with Zeus before the god hurled him beneath Mount Etna
- tyrrheus — a shepherd. The killing of his tame stag by Ascanius was a cause of the war between Aeneas' Trojans and the people of Latium.
- tyrtaeus — flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet.
- unfeudal — not feudal
- vendeuse — a female shop assistant; shopgirl.
- voyageur — (in Canada) a person who is an expert woodsman, boatman, and guide in remote regions, especially one employed by fur companies to transport supplies to and from their distant stations.