8-letter words containing a, l, e, s, n
- sandless — having no sand
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- sandwell — a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 285 000 (2003 est). Area: 86 sq km (33 sq miles)
- sanglier — a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- sangreal — grail (def 1); the Holy Grail.
- scalenus — any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).
- scenical — of or relating to natural scenery.
- schnabel — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1882–1951, Austrian pianist.
- scrannel — thin or slight.
- sea lane — a standard navigational route for ships traversing an ocean or sea.
- sea lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sea-lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sealskin — the skin of a seal.
- seaplane — an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.
- seasnail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- seasonal — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
- seladang — the gaur.
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- selenate — a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selenian — of the moon; lunar
- semblant — semblance
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- sendable — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- sharleen — a female given name.
- shealing — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- signable — suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete: a signable legislative bill.
- signaled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- silesian — a region in central Europe along both banks of the upper Oder River, mainly in SW Poland and the N Czech Republic: formerly divided between Germany (which had the largest portion), Poland, and Czechoslovakia; by provision of the Potsdam agreement 1945, the greater part of German Silesia came under Polish administration; rich deposits of coal, iron, and other minerals.
- siloxane — any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
- 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.
- skiplane — an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.
- slattern — a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- sleaving — to divide or separate into filaments, as silk.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- smallens — Alexander, 1889–1972, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Russia.
- smaltine — a white mineral ore of cobalt
- snailery — a place where snails are bred
- snakefly — any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck.
- sneakily — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- solanine — a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalpeen — a lad or boy.
- spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.