8-letter words containing su
- sun deck — a raised, open area, as a roof, terrace, or ship's deck, that is exposed to the sun.
- sun disc — a disc symbolizing the sun, esp one flanked by two serpents and the extended wings of a vulture, used as a religious figure in ancient Egypt
- sun disk — the disk of the sun.
- sun gear — (in an epicyclic train) the central gear around which the planet gears revolve.
- sun king — ("the Great"; "the Sun King") 1638–1715, king of France 1643–1715 (son of Louis XIII).
- sun lamp — a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- sun moss — rose moss.
- sun sign — the sign of the zodiac through which the sun moves for approximately 30 days each year as the signs rotate through the heavens along the elliptic.
- sun star — any starfish of the genus Solaster, inhabiting cold and temperate waters off both U.S. coasts.
- sunbaked — baked by exposure to the sun, as bricks.
- sunbathe — to take a sunbath.
- sunberry — wonderberry.
- sunblind — a blind, such as a Venetian blind, that shades a room from the sun's glare
- sunblock — a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays.
- sunbreak — a projection from the side of a building for intercepting part of the sunlight falling upon the adjacent surface.
- sunburnt — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp.
- sunburst — a burst of sunlight; a sudden shining of the sun through rifted clouds.
- sunchoke — Jerusalem artichoke (def 2).
- sundered — to separate; part; divide; sever.
- sunderer — to separate; part; divide; sever.
- sundress — a dress with a bodice styled to expose the arms, shoulders, and back, for wear during hot weather.
- sundries — miscellaneous items
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- sundrops — any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.
- sunglass — burning glass.
- sungrebe — finfoot.
- sunlight — the light of the sun; sunshine.
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- sunproof — impervious to sunlight or damage by the rays of the sun.
- sunscald — injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.
- sunshade — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- sunshine — the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.
- sunshiny — the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.
- sunspace — sunroom.
- sunspots — one of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically on the surface of the sun and affect terrestrial magnetism and certain other terrestrial phenomena.
- sunstone — a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color.
- sunwards — Also, sunwards. toward the sun.
- suo jure — in one's own right.
- suo loco — in a person or thing's own or rightful place
- superadd — to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.
- superate — overcome; surmounted; surpassed
- superbad — exceptionally bad
- superbly — admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.
- superbug — a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.
- supercar — a very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine
- supercop — an exceptionally capable or powerful police officer
- supercow — a dairy cow that produces a very high milk yield as a result of selective breeding or genetic modification
- superego — the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.
- superfan — a very or extremely devoted fan
- superfit — extremely fit