8-letter words containing a, e, t, s
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- schantze — a pile of stones heaped to shelter soldiers from gunfire
- schemata — a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- schmatte — an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- scituate — a town in E Massachusetts.
- scramjet — a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.
- scrattle — to scratch
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- sea beet — the wild form of Beta vulgaris
- sea boot — a very high waterproof boot worn by fishermen and sailors
- sea fret — a wet mist or haze coming inland from the sea
- sea gate — a navigable channel giving access to the sea.
- sea lift — an operation to move people, troops or goods by sea
- sea mist — a mist over or from the sea.
- sea oats — a tall grass, Uniola paniculata, of coastal areas of southeastern North America, having as its inflorescence a densely crowded panicle, used to control sand erosion.
- sea salt — table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- sea star — starfish.
- sea-girt — surrounded by the sea.
- sea-salt — table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- seablite — any of several halophytic herbs of the genus Suaeda, having fleshy leaves.
- seacoast — the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- seacraft — the skills and knowledge of a sailor
- seafront — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- seamount — a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- seamster — a person whose occupation is sewing; tailor.
- 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.
- seatmate — a person who shares a seat or occupies the seat next to oneself on a bus, plane, etc.
- seatrain — a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- seawater — the salt water in or from the sea.
- sectator — a member or follower of a sect
- sectoral — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- sedately — calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedative — tending to calm or soothe.
- seecatch — the adult male of the fur seal, Callorhinus alascanus, of Alaska.
- segreant — (of a griffin) rampant.
- selenate — a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selictar — the sword-bearer of a chieftain
- semantic — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semblant — semblance
- semimatt — (of a surface) midway between matt and gloss
- seminate — disseminated; scattered; strewn
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- septaria — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- septical — septic
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- septleva — (in the card game of basset) an amount seven times as high as the player's original stake