8-letter words containing e, a, s, o
- cosgrave — Liam (ˈliːəm). born 1920, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1973–77)
- costable — For which a monetary cost may be assessed.
- cot case — a person confined to bed through illness
- cottages — Plural form of cottage.
- courages — the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- cousteau — Jacques Yves (ʒɑk iv). 1910–97, French underwater explorer
- couvades — a practice among some peoples, as the Basques of Spain, in which a man, immediately preceding the birth of his child, takes to his bed in an enactment of the birth experience and subjects himself to various taboos usually associated with pregnancy.
- creators — Plural form of creator.
- croakers — Plural form of croaker.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanosed — (pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
- daimones — disembodied souls
- damocles — a sycophant forced by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, to sit under a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was
- darioles — Plural form of dariole.
- darksome — dark or darkish
- decagons — Plural form of decagon.
- decapods — Plural form of decapod.
- descanso — A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- despotat — the dominion of a despot
- diagnose — If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diaspore — a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diazoles — Plural form of diazole.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- dogfaces — Plural form of dogface.
- dolmades — Plural form of dolmade.
- domesday — doomsday.
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- dowagers — Plural form of dowager.
- dowsabel — sweetheart.
- droseras — Plural form of drosera.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- eardrops — an earring with a pendant.
- earholes — Plural form of earhole.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- earlobes — Plural form of earlobe.
- earworms — Plural form of earworm.
- ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- ease out — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- eastmost — easternmost.
- eastwood — Clint, born 1930, U.S. actor and director.
- easy fox — An early system on the JOHNNIAC computer.
- ecostate — (of a leaf) having neither ribs nor nerves
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- elations — Plural form of elation.
- embrasor — a person who commits or attempts to commit embracery