8-letter words containing a, b, s, t
- mudbaths — Plural form of mudbath.
- myoblast — any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.
- nanobots — Plural form of nanobot.
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- nestable — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- netbacks — Plural form of netback.
- newsbeat — beat (def 40b).
- notables — Plural form of notable.
- obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- obstacle — something that obstructs or hinders progress.
- obstante — notwithstanding.
- obviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obviate.
- orbitals — Plural form of orbital.
- outboast — to surpass in boasting
- pay-stub — a document attached to or accompanying a paycheck as a record of gross earnings and deductions.
- post-bag — mailbag.
- postbase — a morpheme used as a suffix after a base word
- ratables — property that is liable to rates
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- ratsbane — rat poison.
- restable — to put (horses, animals, etc) in a stable again
- rustable — liable to rust
- sabatier — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- sabatini — Rafael [raf-ee-uh l] /ˈræf i əl/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Italy.
- sabbatic — of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- sabotage — any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
- saboteur — a person who commits or practices sabotage.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- sailboat — a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- salt-box — a box in which salt is kept.
- saltbush — any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil.
- satiable — capable of being satiated.
- scatback — a fast and agile running back, often small in stature, skilled at eluding tacklers.
- sea beet — the wild form of Beta vulgaris
- sea boot — a very high waterproof boot worn by fishermen and sailors
- seablite — any of several halophytic herbs of the genus Suaeda, having fleshy leaves.
- seatback — the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.
- seatbelt — a belt or strap in an automobile, airplane, etc., fastened around or sometimes diagonally across the midsection to keep the person safely secured, as during a sudden stop.
- semblant — semblance
- set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-back — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
- shabuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- shawabti — a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
- showboat — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- sibilant — hissing.
- sibilate — to hiss.
- sit back — relax, rest
- slab top — a top, as to a table, formed from a slab of marble or the like.