8-letter words containing a, s, r, i
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- senarius — a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- 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.
- sensoria — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- 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.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- seraphic — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- seraphim — a plural of seraph.
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- serially — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- seriatim — in a series; one after another in regular order
- sericate — sericeous; silky.
- serranid — any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
- serratia — a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- shabbier — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- shamshir — a curved Persian saber having one edge on the convex side.
- shar pei — one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.
- shar-pei — one of a Chinese breed of large muscular dogs having a distinctive wrinkly skin covered by a fawn to dark brown smooth coat, originally developed as a guard dog.
- share in — receive part of
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sharpish — If you do something sharpish, you do it quickly, without any delay.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- shiralee — swag2 (def 2).
- shireman — a sheriff
- shivaree — a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.
- shrieval — of, belonging to, or relating to a sheriff.
- siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- side arm — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
- siderate — to strike violently
- sidereal — determined by or from the stars: sidereal time.
- sideroad — (esp in Ontario) a road, usually north-south, going at right angles to concession roads
- sideward — directed or moving toward one side.
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- silladar — an Indian irregular cavalryman
- silurian — of or relating to the Silures or their country.
- sim card — Subscriber Identity/Identification Module: a removable card inside a cell phone that stores data unique to the user, as an identification number, passwords, phone numbers, and messages.
- sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- siracusa — Syracuse (def 2).
- sirenian — an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- siriasis — sunstroke.
- siserary — a scolding
- sitkamer — a sitting room; lounge
- sitzmark — a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
- ski rack — a rack for holding skis, as one that can be attached to the roof of a car or set up outside a ski lodge.