8-letter words containing a, b, r, s
- sandburr — a variety of wild grass
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- saraband — a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.
- sash bar — muntin (def 1).
- scabbard — a sheath for a sword or the like.
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- scambler — an unwelcome visitor who takes advantage of the hospitality of others, esp during mealtimes; sponger; opportunist
- scarabee — the scarab beetle or any beetle in the family Scarabaeidae
- scrabble — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scrabbly — insignificantly small or sparse: scrabbly tufts of grass sprouting from the parched lawn.
- scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- scriabin — Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- sea bird — a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- sea-born — born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- seaboard — the line where land and sea meet.
- seaborne — transported by ship over the sea.
- seremban — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2580 sq. mi. (6682 sq. km). Capital: Seremban.
- servable — to act as a servant.
- shabbier — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shabrack — the saddlecloth of a cavalry horse used by European light cavalry
- shagbark — a hickory, Carya ovata, having shaggy, rough bark and yielding a valuable wood.
- 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
- siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- slabbery — slobbery.
- soapbark — a Chilean tree, Quillaja saponaria, of the rose family, having evergreen leaves and small, white flowers.
- sobranje — the national assembly of Bulgaria, consisting of a single chamber of elected deputies.
- sorbable — able to absorb
- sorbaria — a deciduous Asian shrub
- sorocaba — a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
- 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.
- sourball — a round piece of hard candy with a tart or acid fruit flavoring.
- sowbread — any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
- 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
- storable — capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.
- strabane — a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 38 565 (2003 est). Area: 862 sq km (333 sq miles)
- strobila — the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
- sub rosa — confidentially; secretly; privately.
- sub-area — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subareas — a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- subaural — below the ear
- subdural — of or relating to the dura mater.
- subdwarf — a star which is smaller than a dwarf star
- suberate — a salt of suberic acid
- subgrade — the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.
- subgraph — a graph linked with another graph
- sublunar — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.