8-letter words containing c, a, s, o
- scammony — a twining, Asian convolvulus, Convolvulus scammonia.
- scansion — the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schawlow — Arthur Leonard, 1921–99, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1981.
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- scofflaw — a person who flouts the law, especially one who fails to pay fines owed.
- scolioma — an abnormal curving of the spine
- scordato — out of tune
- scorepad — a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- scotland — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scotsman — a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- scranton — William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- scrofula — primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck.
- seacoast — the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- secalose — a sugar which occurs in green rye and oats
- sectator — a member or follower of a sect
- sectoral — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- semicoma — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- shaddock — pomelo.
- shamrock — any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink-flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but especially Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow-flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland.
- shoelace — a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- showcase — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- simoniac — a person who practices simony.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- slot car — a miniature, electrically-operated toy racing car that runs on a slotted track and is controlled by an operator with a handheld rheostat.
- slotback — an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.
- slowback — a laggard, idler or lazy person
- snowpack — the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- sociably — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- socially — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- socinian — a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- socrates — 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- socratic — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- softback — paperback book
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- sorocaba — a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
- sortance — suitableness
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- staccato — shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato notes.
- sticcado — a type of xylophone