8-letter words containing a, l, e, s, u
- pelagius — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
- petalous — having petals.
- plausive — applauding.
- pleasure — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plussage — a surplus amount.
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- quarrels — Plural form of quarrel.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- resalute — to salute or greet again
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- rosulate — forming a rosette or rosettes.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- rustable — liable to rust
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- salteaux — a member of a Native Canadian people of Manitoba
- scale up — increase in size
- scalenus — any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
- sea gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
- sea slug — a nudibranch.
- seleucia — an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- sequelae — an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
- servqual — the provision of high-quality products by an organization backed by a high level of service for consumers
- sexually — of, relating to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
- shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.
- shauchle — to distort the shape of (something)
- simulate — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slugabed — a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
- soulmate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- spadeful — the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.
- spansule — a modified-release capsule of a drug
- spaulder — a pauldron, especially one for protecting only a shoulder.
- specular — pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- squailer — a stick that has been specially weighted to use as a missile for throwing at something
- squalene — an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
- squaller — to cry or scream loudly and violently: The hungry baby began to squall.
- squarely — in a square shape, form, or manner.
- squattle — to settle (oneself) in a squat manner
- squealer — a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
- stageful — the number of people, or the amount of something, that fills a stage
- staumrel — stupid; half-witted.
- suasible — able to be persuaded
- subequal — not quite equal
- sublease — a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.