8-letter words containing o, s, t, e, a
- estragon — Tarragon.
- eurostar — a high speed train that connects London and Kent in the UK with Paris and Lille in France and Brussels in Belgium by crossing the English Channel through the Channel Tunnel
- eurostat — an organization within the European Union that collects and collates statistical information relating to member states
- evanston — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan north of Chicago: Northwestern University (1851). Pop: 74 360 (2003 est)
- extrados — The upper or outer curve of an arch.
- falsetto — an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- fast one — a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- favosite — any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.
- feateous — (of people or dress) well-formed, handsome, aesthetically pleasing
- floaters — a person or thing that floats.
- foamiest — Superlative form of foamy.
- footages — length or extent in feet: the footage of lumber.
- forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- foremast — the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.
- forepast — bygone
- forestal — a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forestay — a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast.
- formates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formate.
- forwaste — to waste completely
- garrotes — Plural form of garrote.
- gastero- — gastro-
- gatepost — the vertical post on which a gate is suspended by hinges, or the post against which the gate is closed.
- gavottes — Plural form of gavotte.
- geotaxis — oriented movement of a motile organism toward or away from a gravitational force.
- goadster — a goadsman
- goethals — George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- gossaert — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- haroseth — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- hatboxes — Plural form of hatbox.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- headshot — a photograph of someone's face, especially a promotional photograph of a model, actor, or author.
- heatspot — a spot on the skin or other surface produced by heat
- hemostat — an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- homestay — housing accommodations in a home with a family in residence, as for a student or traveler: Foreign-exchange students can choose between a homestay or campus dormitory.
- hostaged — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- hostages — Plural form of hostage.
- hostname — (computing) the unique name by which any device attached to a network is known.
- hot seat — electric chair.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- hotheads — Plural form of hothead.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- iceboats — Plural form of iceboat.
- insolate — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- isolated — compact
- isolates — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- 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.
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.