8-letter words containing i, s, g, o
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- roughish — rather rough: a roughish sea.
- rugosity — having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- santiago — a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Capital: Santiago.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- scoffing — food; grub.
- 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.
- 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
- seagoing — designed or fit for going to sea, as a vessel.
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- semi-god — the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- 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.
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shogging — to shake; jolt.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shopping — a retail store, especially a small one.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- shotting — the act or process of making lead shot in a shot tower.
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- showgirl — a woman who appears in the chorus of a show, nightclub act, etc.
- showring — an area where animals are displayed for sale or competition
- sick-dog — a calm and unruffled person
- sidelong — directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
- sigatoka — a disease of bananas, characterized by discolored spots on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Mycosphaerella musicola.
- sign for — acknowledge receipt
- sign off — a token; indication.
- sign out — a token; indication.
- sign-off — the act or fact of signing off.
- sign-out — an act, instance, or time of signing out.
- signiory — seigniory.
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- signpost — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
- sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- singsong — verse, or a piece of verse, that is monotonously jingly in rhythm and pattern of pitch.
- sinology — the study of the language, literature, history, customs, etc., of China.
- sitology — the branch of medicine dealing with nutrition and dietetics.
- skioring — the traditional sport of being dragged on skis behind an animal
- sloe gin — a cordial or liqueur made from gin flavored with sloes.