8-letter words containing a, s, r, i
- sanitary — of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- sanscrit — Sanskrit
- sanskrit — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- santeria — (sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- santorin — Thera.
- sapphira — a woman who, with her husband, Ananias, was struck dead for lying. Acts 5.
- sapphire — any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, especially one of the blue varieties.
- sapremia — blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- sarcinae — any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- sarcodic — pertaining to the sarcode or protoplasm of an animal
- sardinia — a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sarmatia — the ancient name of a region in E Europe, between the Vistula and the Volga.
- sarmatic — of or relating to Sarmatia or its inhabitants
- sarodist — a person who plays the sarod
- sarrasin — buckwheat
- sarrazin — buckwheat (defs 1–3).
- sastrugi — Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- satirise — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satirist — a writer of satires.
- satirize — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- satyrisk — a small satyr
- savorier — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savories — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- scaliger — Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- scarcity — insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
- scarfing — a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scarfish — a fish in the family Scaridae
- scarfpin — tiepin.
- scargill — Arthur. born 1938, British trades union leader; president of the National Union of Mineworkers (1982–2002). He led the miners in a long and bitter strike (1984–85), but failed to prevent pit closures
- scariest — causing fright or alarm.
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- scarring — a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schryari — a musical woodwind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries having a double reed concealed in a cylinder and producing a shrill tone.
- scimitar — a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- scriabin — Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- sea bird — a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- sea fire — a bioluminescent glow produced by phosphorescent marine organisms.
- sea risk — Often, sea risks. the hazard of traveling or transporting by sea.
- sea-girt — surrounded by the sea.
- seatrain — a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- selictar — the sword-bearer of a chieftain
- semiarch — a half arch.
- semiarid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semihard — partly hard; not completely hard