8-letter words containing a, m, e, s
- reassume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- red mass — a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost said as a blessing for the legal profession.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- reinsman — a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- remaster — to make a new master tape or record from an old master tape, usually to improve the fidelity of an old recording.
- remnants — a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- resample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rosemary — an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- rosemead — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- saaremaa — an island in the Baltic, at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga, belonging to Estonia. 1048 sq. mi. (2714 sq. km).
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- sagamore — (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- salaamed — a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
- saleroom — Chiefly British. salesroom (def 2).
- salesman — a man who sells goods, services, etc.
- salmonet — a young salmon
- same-day — carried out or taking place on the same day as a preliminary action
- same-sex — of or relating to two or more persons of the same gender: same-sex friendships.
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- samphire — a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- samplery — the making of samplers
- san remo — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Riviera: resort.
- santarem — a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- sao tome — Democratic Republic of, a republic in W Africa, comprising the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, in the Gulf of Guinea, N of the equator: a former overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 372 sq. mi. (964 sq. km). Capital: São Tomé.
- sapremia — blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- scambler — an unwelcome visitor who takes advantage of the hospitality of others, esp during mealtimes; sponger; opportunist
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- schemata — a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- schiedam — a city in SW Netherlands.
- schmatte — an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- sclerema — sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- scramjet — a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.
- screamed — to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
- screamer — a person or thing that screams.
- sea foam — the foam of the sea.
- sea mile — nautical mile.
- sea mist — a mist over or from the sea.
- sea moss — Botany. any of certain frondlike red algae.
- sea palm — a kelp, Postelsia palmaeformis, of the Pacific coast of North America, that resembles a miniature palm tree.
- sea room — unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
- sea-maid — a mermaid.
- seadrome — a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for aircraft flying over water.
- seamfree — having no seam
- seamless — having no seams: seamless stockings.
- seamlike — like or resembling a seam
- 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.