8-letter words containing o, a, r, s
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- 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.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- serajevo — Sarajevo.
- shadower — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shagroon — a nineteenth-century Australian settler in Canterbury
- shamrock — any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink-flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but especially Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow-flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland.
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- sholapur — a city in S Maharashtra state, in SW India.
- shoreman — a person who lives on the shore
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- shortarm — (of a punch) with the arm bent
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- sideroad — (esp in Ontario) a road, usually north-south, going at right angles to concession roads
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- slalomer — a person who slaloms
- slop jar — a large jar or pail for collecting household slop for disposal.
- slot car — a miniature, electrically-operated toy racing car that runs on a slotted track and is controlled by an operator with a handheld rheostat.
- snot rag — a handkerchief
- snot-rag — a handkerchief.
- soapbark — a Chilean tree, Quillaja saponaria, of the rose family, having evergreen leaves and small, white flowers.
- soaproot — any plant of the genus Chlorogalum whose roots may be used as a soap substitute
- soapwort — a plant, Saponaria officinalis, of the pink family, whose leaves are used for cleansing.
- soaraway — If you describe something as a soaraway success, you mean that its success has suddenly increased.
- sobranje — the national assembly of Bulgaria, consisting of a single chamber of elected deputies.
- socrates — 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- socratic — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- soekarno — Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
- software — Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. Compare hardware (def 5).
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- solarism — the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- solarium — a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- solarize — Photography. to reverse (an image) partially, as from negative to positive, by exposure to light during development.
- solidare — an old coin
- solidary — characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- sonarman — a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- sonogram — the visual image produced by reflected sound waves in a diagnostic ultrasound examination.
- sonorant — a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- soralium — (in a lichen) a group of soredia.
- sorbable — able to absorb
- sorbaria — a deciduous Asian shrub
- soredial — pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- sorehead — a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
- sorocaba — a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
- sororate — subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.