8-letter words containing o, a, r, s
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- iscariot — the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- isegoria — Equality of all in freedom of speech.
- isobaric — Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
- isocracy — a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- isograft — syngraft.
- isograms — Plural form of isogram.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isolator — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- janitors — Plural form of janitor.
- jarosite — a yellowish or brownish mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron, KFe 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , occurring in small crystals or large masses.
- jeopards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopard.
- jobshare — an arrangement in which two or more people divide the duties and payment for one position between them, working at different times
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- karosses — Plural form of kaross.
- kasparov — Gary or Garry, born 1963, Armenian chess player.
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- kostroma — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow, on the Volga.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- laborers — Plural form of laborer.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laborist — A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
- laborous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- lacrosse — a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- larousse — Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- leotards — A close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, which covers a person's body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs and typically the arms, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- loadstar — a star that shows the way.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- locators — Plural form of locator.
- lodestar — a star that shows the way.
- lopgrass — a species of smooth-bladed grass, Bromus mollis
- lorestan — Luristan.
- losartan — An angiotensin receptor antagonist that shows antihypertensive activity.
- macarons — Plural form of macaron.
- madworts — Plural form of madwort.
- maestros — Plural form of maestro.
- manhours — Plural form of manhour.
- mansonry — mansions or dwelling places collectively
- mansworn — Past participle of manswear.
- marabous — Plural form of marabou.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.