6-letter words containing a, s, t
- strait — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strake — Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- strand — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- strass — silk waste produced in making skeins.
- strata — a plural of stratum.
- strath — a wide valley.
- strati — a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- straus — Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- strawy — of, containing, or resembling straw.
- strays — 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.
- streak — a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
- stream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- striae — a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement: striae of muscle fiber.
- stroam — to wander idly or to stride
- stroma — Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- struma — Pathology. goiter.
- stuart — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- stylar — having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.
- styrax — any tropical or subtropical tree of the genus Styrax, which includes the storaxes
- styria — a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- subact — to subdue
- sudate — to sweat
- sultan — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- summat — Summat is a British dialect form of the word 'something'.
- sunhat — a hat that shades the face and neck from the sun
- suntan — a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- surtax — an additional or extra tax on something already taxed.
- swarth — sward; greensward.
- swatch — a sample of cloth or other material.
- swathe — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swathy — relating to swaths
- swatow — Older Spelling. Shantou.
- sweats — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweaty — covered, moist, or stained with sweat.
- syntan — a synthetic leather tanning substance
- syntax — Linguistics. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence.
- tablas — a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- tabsol — (language) A language extension for GECOM written in the form of truth tables which was compiled into code for the tests and actions described. TABSOL was developed by T.F. Kavanaugh, and was in use around 1964-5.
- taches — a buckle; clasp.
- tacts' — a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tactus — the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- tahsil — an administrative division of a zila in certain states in India
- taisch — an apparition of a person whose death is imminent
- taisho — the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- tallis — Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- tallys — Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- tamest — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tammys — a female given name.
- tanist — the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- taoism — the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.