8-letter words containing a, b, e, s
- shambled — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambles — a shambling gait.
- sharable — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- she-bear — a female bear
- showable — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- sibilate — to hiss.
- sideband — the band of frequencies at the sides of the carrier frequency of a modulated signal.
- siegbahn — Karl Manne Georg [kahrl mahn-nuh yey-awr-yuh] /kɑrl ˈmɑn nə ˈyeɪ ɔr yə/ (Show IPA), 1886–1978, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1924.
- signable — suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete: a signable legislative bill.
- singable — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- sinkable — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- sizeable — of considerable size; fairly large: He inherited a sizable fortune.
- sizeably — sizable.
- skewback — a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests.
- skewbald — (especially of horses) having patches of brown and white.
- slabbery — slobbery.
- slablike — resembling a slab
- slayable — that may be slain for good reason
- slugabed — a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
- smokable — suitable for being smoked.
- snakebit — bitten by a snake.
- sneaksby — an insignificant or cowardly person
- sobranje — the national assembly of Bulgaria, consisting of a single chamber of elected deputies.
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- soembawa — Dutch name of Sumbawa.
- sofa bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- sofa-bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- solvable — capable of being solved, as a problem.
- sorbable — able to absorb
- sortable — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- sowbread — any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
- spacelab — a manned laboratory in space, developed by the European Space Agency, carried aboard an orbiting space shuttle.
- sparable — a small nail with no head, used for fixing the soles and heels of shoes
- sparerib — a cut of pork ribs with most of the meat trimmed off
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- statable — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- stewable — capable of being made into a stew
- storable — capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.
- stowable — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- strabane — a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 38 565 (2003 est). Area: 862 sq km (333 sq miles)
- suasible — able to be persuaded
- sub-area — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- subagent — a person whose duties as an agent are delegated to him or her by another agent.
- subareas — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subcause — a factor less important than a cause
- subequal — not quite equal
- suberate — a salt of suberic acid