8-letter words containing o, n, a, i, s
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- atkinson — Sir Harry Albert. 1831–92, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1876–77; 1883–84; 1887–91)
- atosiban — (medicine) A medication, that inhibits oxytocin and vasopressin, used to halt premature labour.
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- ausonius — Decimus Magnus (ˈdɛsɪməs ˈmæɡnəs). ?310–?395 ad, Latin poet, born in Gaul
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- avionics — Avionics is the science of electronics used in aviation.
- avoision — the non-payment of tax which cannot be classified as either avoidance or evasion
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- bambinos — Plural form of bambino.
- banjoist — a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
- baronies — Plural form of barony.
- basildon — a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955. Pop: 99 876 (2001)
- bastions — Plural form of bastion.
- bedsonia — a former name for the genus of bacteria now called Chlamydia
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- boasting — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
- bonavist — hyacinth bean.
- bostangi — a Turkish imperial guard
- botanist — A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
- caissons — Plural form of caisson.
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- cannolis — Plural form of cannoli.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- coasting — the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
- coatings — Plural form of coating.
- coinages — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- colonias — (in the southwestern U.S.) a city neighborhood or a rural settlement inhabited predominantly by Mexicans or Mexican Americans.
- contains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contain.
- coquinas — Plural form of coquina.
- corbinas — Plural form of corbina.
- corsican — of or relating to Corsica or its inhabitants