8-letter words containing a, c, e, s, t
- sterical — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stonecat — a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- strachey — (Giles) Lytton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- 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.
- suitcase — a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- suricate — a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- symantec — (company) Software manufacturer of utility and development applications for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Products include ACT!, Norton Utilities, Norton AntiVirus, Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh, Symantec Cafe.
- tachisme — action painting (def 1).
- tachiste — an artist who practises tachisme
- tackless — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- tactless — lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.
- tea cosy — A tea cosy is a soft knitted or fabric cover which you put over a teapot in order to keep the tea hot.
- telecast — a television broadcast.
- terraces — unroofed tiers around a football pitch on which the spectators stand
- test act — any law requiring a person to belong to the established church of a country as a condition for holding public office.
- the cash — a checkout counter
- the sack — dismissal from employment
- thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
- tieclasp — a clip, often ornamental, which holds a tie in place against a shirt
- to scale — in correct proportion, at actual size
- toiseach — an ancient Celtic nobleman
- toolcase — a case in which tools are kept
- trackies — loose-fitting trousers with elasticated cuffs, designed to be worn as part of a tracksuit
- transect — to cut across; dissect transversely.
- typecase — a compartmental tray for storing printer's type
- typecast — to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
- unchaste — not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.
- vesicant — producing a blister or blisters, as a medicinal substance; vesicating.
- vesicate — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- wackiest — Superlative form of wacky.
- watchers — Plural form of watcher.
- webcasts — Plural form of webcast.
- wetbacks — Plural form of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States.
- yachters — Plural form of yachter.
- yachties — Plural form of yachty.
- zincates — Plural form of zincate.