8-letter words containing l, e, a, s
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- selenate — a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selenian — of the moon; lunar
- seleucia — an ancient city in Iraq, on the Tigris River: capital of the Seleucid empire.
- selfheal — a plant, Prunella vulgaris, of the mint family, having pinnate leaves and tubular violet-blue flowers, formerly believed to have healing properties.
- selfsame — being the very same; identical.
- selfward — in the direction of or toward oneself: a selfward-moving gesture.
- selictar — the sword-bearer of a chieftain
- sellable — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- selvagee — rope wound round and used as straps or stoppers on ships
- semblant — semblance
- semibald — partly bald
- semigala — an event similar to a gala but on a lesser scale; an occasion that is festive but not to the degree of a gala
- semioval — shaped like half of an oval
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- sendable — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- septical — septic
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- septleva — (in the card game of basset) an amount seven times as high as the player's original stake
- sequelae — an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- serially — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- servable — to act as a servant.
- servqual — the provision of high-quality products by an organization backed by a high level of service for consumers
- set sail — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- severals — being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it.
- sex play — erotic caressing, especially as a prelude to sexual intercourse; foreplay.
- sexually — of, relating to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
- sgabello — a side chair of the Renaissance, consisting of a small seat, usually octagonal, often resting on a cubical part and supported either on two carved planks set transversely on edge or on three legs, with a back formed from a carved plank.
- shabelle — Webi Shebeli.
- shackled — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- shackles — two metal rings joined by a chain which are fastened around someone's wrists or ankles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping
- shadwell — Thomas, 1642?–92, English dramatist: poet laureate 1688–92.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shambled — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambles — a shambling gait.
- shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.
- sharable — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- sharleen — a female given name.
- shauchle — to distort the shape of (something)
- she-male — a male-to-female transsexual
- shealing — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shedload — a very large amount or number
- shellack — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- shigella — any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- shinleaf — a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.