8-letter words containing c, a, s, o
- oscitate — To gape; to yawn.
- osculant — united by certain common characteristics.
- osculate — to come into close contact or union.
- osmotica — Plural form of osmoticum.
- ossianic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- ossicula — Plural form of ossiculum.
- ostracod — seed shrimp.
- ostracon — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- outcalls — Plural form of outcall.
- outcaste — (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- outcasts — Plural form of outcast.
- outclass — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- oxidasic — relating to enzymes that catalyse oxidation
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- parcours — parcourse.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- piscator — fisherman.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- raccoons — Plural form of raccoon.
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- romansch — a group of Rhaetian dialects spoken in the Swiss canton of Graubünden; an official language of Switzerland since 1938
- sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- salt cod — salted and dried cod that is desalted by soaking before use.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- sarcodic — pertaining to the sarcode or protoplasm of an animal
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- saucebox — a saucy person.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- saxicole — living on or among rocks
- scabiosa — any of genus (Scabiosa) of plants of the teasel family, having showy, variously colored flowers in flattened or dome-shaped heads, as the sweet scabiosa (S. atropurpurea), often cultivated as a garden flower
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- scabrous — having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- scaevola — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA) (or Caius, ) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Mucius [myoo-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈmyu ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA) fl. 6th century b.c., Roman hero.
- scaffold — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scallion — any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.