8-letter words containing b, s, e, t
- siberite — a violet or violet-red tourmaline, used as a gem.
- sibilate — to hiss.
- side bet — a bet made, as with another player, in addition to one's principal bet: a side bet as to which of us would draw the highest card.
- snakebit — bitten by a snake.
- snowbelt — a region of annual or heavy snowfall.
- so be it — expressing acceptance of a situation
- sobriety — the state or quality of being sober.
- sortable — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- statable — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- steelbow — the farming stock lent to a tenant by a landlord that must be returned undiminished at the end of the tenancy
- steenbok — a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.
- steinbok — steenbok.
- stewable — capable of being made into a stew
- stibbler — a preacher who is awaiting a permanent ministerial position
- stibnite — a soft mineral, antimony sulfide, Sb 2 S 3 , lead-gray in color with a metallic luster, occurring in crystals, often acicular, or in bladed masses: the most important ore of antimony.
- stilbene — a colorless to slightly yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 4 H 1 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes (stilbene dyes)
- stilbite — a white-to-brown or red zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, occurring in sheaflike aggregates of crystals and in radiated masses.
- storable — capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.
- stowable — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- strabane — a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 38 565 (2003 est). Area: 862 sq km (333 sq miles)
- strobile — a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
- stubbies — a type of shorts
- stubbled — Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- stumbled — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- stumbles — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sub-note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- subagent — a person whose duties as an agent are delegated to him or her by another agent.
- subbuteo — a football game played on a table, with toy players affixed to rounded bases which are flicked with the fingers
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subdepot — a depot within a larger depot
- subentry — an item shown or listed under a main entry, as in bookkeeping.
- suberate — a salt of suberic acid
- suberect — not quite erect
- subitise — to perceive at a glance the number of items presented, the limit for humans being about seven.
- subitize — to perceive at a glance the number of items presented, the limit for humans being about seven.
- subjects — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subovate — almost egg-shaped
- substage — the component part of a microscope below the stage, for supporting a condenser, mirror, or other accessories.
- substate — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- substyle — a straight line on a dial on which the style (the object that creates the shadow, on, for example, a sundial) is erected
- subtense — a line that subtends
- subtheme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
- subtitle — a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
- subtlest — thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- subtlety — the state or quality of being subtle.
- subtrend — the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.
- subtribe — tribe within a larger tribe
- subtrude — to intrude stealthily
- subtweet — (on the Twitter website) a hostile or otherwise negative post that is addressed to or about a particular person but does not mention the person’s username or does not name the person at all.