8-letter words containing o, s, t, e, a
- solvates — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- somegate — in some manner
- somewhat — in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
- somniate — to dream
- sonatine — a short or simplified sonata.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- sororate — subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- sortable — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- sortance — suitableness
- soterial — relating to salvation
- soulmate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- soupmeat — beef used for making soup stock.
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- spathose — spathaceous.
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- stakeout — the surveillance of a location by the police, as in anticipation of a crime or the arrival of a wanted person.
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- steatoma — a fatty tumour or cyst of the sebaceous gland
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stokesia — an American perennial plant, Stokesia laevis, known for its blue or purple flowers
- stonecat — a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- stoneham — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- stoneman — a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- stonerag — a type of lichen, Parmela saxatilis, which produces a brown dye
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- storable — capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.
- storeman — a man employed to look after a storeroom
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- stowable — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- stratose — formed in strata or layers
- streator — a city in N Illinois.
- subovate — almost egg-shaped
- sweatbox — a sauna or other enclosure for sweating.
- taphouse — an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- tea cosy — A tea cosy is a soft knitted or fabric cover which you put over a teapot in order to keep the tea hot.
- tea rose — any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- tea shop — a tearoom.
- tea-rose — any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- teahouse — a restaurant or other establishment, especially in the Far East, where tea and refreshments are served.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- testator — a person who makes a will.
- the oaks — a horse race for fillies held annually at Epsom since 1779: one of the classics of English flat racing
- thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
- to scale — in correct proportion, at actual size
- to spare — more than is required
- to taste — When a recipe tells you to add a particular spice or other flavouring to taste, it means that you can add as much of that ingredient as you like.
- toadless — having no toads