8-letter words containing a, s, k
- sea kale — a European broad-leaved maritime plant, Crambe maritima, of the mustard family, having fleshy, blue basal leaves, used as a pot plant.
- sea king — one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- sea pink — thrift (def 3).
- sea risk — Often, sea risks. the hazard of traveling or transporting by sea.
- sealskin — the skin of a seal.
- seamlike — like or resembling a seam
- seaquake — an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
- seaspeak — the language used by sailors to ease communication between ships
- seatback — the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- seedcake — a sweet cake containing aromatic seeds, usually caraway.
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- 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.
- shabrack — the saddlecloth of a cavalry horse used by European light cavalry
- shack up — a rough cabin; shanty.
- shackled — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- shackles — two metal rings joined by a chain which are fastened around someone's wrists or ankles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping
- shaddock — pomelo.
- shadkhan — a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.
- shagbark — a hickory, Carya ovata, having shaggy, rough bark and yielding a valuable wood.
- shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-up — a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- shaktism — the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- shamrock — any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink-flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but especially Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow-flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland.
- shankara — a.d. 789?–821? Hindu Vedantist philosopher and teacher.
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- shashlik — shish kebab.
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shellack — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shiitake — a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
- shizuoka — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Suruga Bay.
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- shotokan — a popular system of karate based on the principles of Bushido and Zen
- si kiang — a river in S China, flowing E from Yunnan province to the South China Sea near Canton. 1250 miles (2012 km) long.
- sick bag — a bag provided on an aircraft or ship as a receptacle for vomit
- sick bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sick day — a day for which an employee will be paid while absent because of illness.
- sick pay — wages or other compensation received from an employer during an illness.
- sick-bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sidewalk — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- sigatoka — a disease of bananas, characterized by discolored spots on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Mycosphaerella musicola.
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- silk hat — a tall, cylindrical, black hat covered with silk plush, worn by men for formal dress. Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, top hat.
- silk oak — any of several Australian trees of the genus Grevillea, especially G. robusta, having feathery, fernlike leaves and showy orange or yellow flowers, grown as a street tree in Florida and California.
- silktail — the waxwing
- 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.