8-letter words containing c, o, s, i
- scholium — Often, scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- schoolie — a fish that swims within a school.
- scincoid — of, relating to, or resembling a skink.
- sciolism — superficial knowledge.
- sciolist — superficial knowledge.
- sciolous — pretending to have knowledge on a subject, having incomplete knowledge
- scirocco — sirocco.
- scission — a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.
- scissors — scissors.
- sciuroid — sciurine.
- scleroid — hard or indurated.
- scoffing — food; grub.
- scofield — (David) Paul. (1922–2008), English stage and film actor
- scoinson — a part of a door or of the interior side of a window frame
- scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scolecid — a variety of worm
- scolioma — an abnormal curving of the spine
- scolytid — any of various dark-coloured cylinder-shaped beetles, including the bark and ambrosia beetles
- scombrid — any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
- scomfish — to stifle
- scooping — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scooting — to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
- scorning — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scotopic — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scotties — Scottish terrier.
- scottish — Also, Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scowling — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- scroggie — having scrogs upon it
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- semicoma — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semiotic — of or relating to signs.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- sick-dog — a calm and unruffled person
- sick-out — a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously
- sickroom — a room in which a sick person is confined.
- sidelock — earlock.
- silicone — any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- sillcock — hosecock.
- simoniac — a person who practices simony.
- siscowet — a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior.
- sixscore — one hundred and twenty
- slavonic — Slavonian.