8-letter words containing i, n, s, o
- saxonism — an English word or idiom of Anglo-Saxon rather than foreign, as Latin or French, origin.
- saxonite — any peridotite rock composed mainly of olivine and orthopyroxene
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scallion — any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- 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.
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schizont — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
- scincoid — of, relating to, or resembling a skink.
- scission — a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.
- scoffing — food; grub.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- sea lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sea-lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- seagoing — designed or fit for going to sea, as a vessel.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- see into — to examine or investigate
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- seilenos — Silenus.
- seize on — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- semillon — a variety of white grape used in winemaking, especially in France in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux.
- seminole — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- seminoma — a malignant tumour of the testicle
- semiopen — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- semitone — a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- sensoria — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- sessions — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- shaoxing — a city in NE Zhejiang province, in E China.
- shillong — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- shinbone — the tibia.
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.