7-letter words containing o, a, r, s
- sag rod — (in a roof) a rod for preventing the sagging of an open-web steel joist that is used as a purlin with its depth at right angles to a roof slope.
- saguaro — a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- salerno — a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- salford — a city in Greater Manchester, in N England.
- samovar — a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- sanborn — a male given name.
- sandron — a male given name, form of Sandro.
- sanford — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 16,208 feet (4,940 meters).
- santero — a priest of Santería.
- santoor — any of several types of dulcimer of Persian origin, usually trapezoidal in shape, played mainly in India, the Middle East, and Turkey
- sapporo — a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- saprobe — saprophyte.
- saratov — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- sarcode — protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- sarcoid — a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sarcoma — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- sarcous — consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- sarkozy — Nicolas (niːkɒˌlaː). born 1955, French centre-right politician, president of France from 2007 to 2012
- sarnoff — David, 1891–1971, U.S. businessman and broadcasting executive, born in Russia.
- saroyan — William, 1908–81, U.S. dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist.
- sauroid — a type of fish
- sautoir — a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- saviour — a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.
- savored — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- savoury — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- saxhorn — any of a family of brass instruments close to the cornets and tubas.
- scarron — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- scoriae — Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- screamo — a form of emo music typically featuring screaming vocals
- seaborg — Glenn T(heodor) 1912–1999, U.S. chemist: chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission 1961–71; Nobel prize 1951.
- seaford — a city on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- seaport — a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- seaworm — a marine worm
- senator — a member of a senate.
- senhora — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sephora — Zipporah.
- serosal — of or relating to a serosa
- serovar — serotype
- seroxat — a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used to treat depression and social anxiety
- serrano — a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- shapiro — Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- shoaler — a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- shophar — shofar.
- shortia — an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers
- sicario — a hired gunman or assassin, esp. in Latin America
- signora — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- skouras — Spyros (Panagiotes) [speer-ohs pan-uh-yoh-tis;; Greek spee-raws pah-nah-yaw-tees] /ˈspɪər oʊs ˌpæn əˈyoʊ tɪs;; Greek ˈspi rɔs ˌpɑ nɑˈyɔ tis/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. film-studio executive, born in Greece.
- sliotar — the ball used in hurling
- snotrag — a handkerchief