8-letter words containing a, s, t, i
- stomatic — pertaining to the mouth.
- stotinka — a minor coin of Bulgaria, the 100th part of a lev.
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- stradiot — a soldier, usually of Greek or Albanian origin, who fought on horseback for the Venetian republic in the 15th and 16th centuries
- strafing — an act or instance of strafing
- straicht — straight
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- strainer — a person or thing that strains.
- straiten — to put into difficulties, especially financial ones: His obligations had straitened him.
- straitly — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- stratify — to form or place in strata or layers.
- stravaig — Scot., Irish, and North England. to wander aimlessly.
- straying — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- striated — striated.
- striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter in the brain which controls movement and balance
- strigate — (of animals) streaked with different colours
- strobila — the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
- strontia — Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- stunsail — studdingsail.
- subotica — a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- subtidal — of or relating to, inhabiting or existing in the region below the level of low tide, that is always underwater
- subtopia — suburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban dwellers
- sudation — sweating; sweat
- suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- suitably — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- suitcase — a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- suivante — a lady's maid or companion, particularly in 17th century France, who was elevated among other servants and served as a confidante and particular companion for her mistress
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- supinate — to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- suricate — a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- sutorial — relating to sewing or cobbling
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- swastika — a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles.
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swatting — to hit; slap; smack.
- sweat it — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweating — the act or process of sweating
- swiftian — of or relating to Jonathan Swift
- sybarite — (usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
- sylvatic — sylvan.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- syncytia — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- syssitia — (in ancient Greece) a communal meal for youths and men
- t'ai tsu — (Tʾai Tsu) 927–976 a.d, Chinese emperor 960–976: founder of the Sung dynasty.
- tachisme — action painting (def 1).
- tachiste — an artist who practises tachisme
- tailings — the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- tailless — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
- tailor's — a shop where clothes can be repaired or altered