8-letter words containing o, s
- agostini — Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo). born 1942, Italian racing motorcyclist: world champion (500 cc. class) 1966–72, 1975; (350 cc. class) 1968–74
- ahmose i — 1580–1557 b.c, founder of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
- aidoneus — a king of Thesprotia.
- ailerons — Plural form of aileron.
- air shot — a shot that misses the ball completely but counts as a stroke
- airboats — Plural form of airboat.
- airdrops — Plural form of airdrop.
- airflows — Plural form of airflow.
- airfoils — Plural form of airfoil.
- airlocks — Plural form of airlock.
- airports — Plural form of airport.
- airshows — Plural form of airshow.
- al desko — (of a meal, esp lunch) at one's desk at one's place of work
- albumose — any of a class of chemical compounds derived from albumins by the action of certain enzymes, as in digestion
- alcinous — (in Homer's Odyssey) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings
- alcohols — Plural form of alcohol.
- alcopops — Plural form of alcopop.
- aldolase — an enzyme present in the body that breaks down fructose into triose sugars
- alehouse — An alehouse is a pub.
- alforjas — Plural form of alforja.
- alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- algorism — the Arabic or decimal system of counting
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- aliquots — Plural form of aliquot.
- allegros — Plural form of allegro.
- allision — the striking of one ship by another.
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- allosome — A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- alocasia — any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia
- aloysius — Saint. full name Aloysius Luigi Gonzaga. 1568–91, Italian Jesuit who died nursing plague victims; the patron saint of youth. Feast day: June 21
- alphonse — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”.
- alphonso — a masculine name
- alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
- alphosis — absence of skin pigmentation, as in albinism
- also-ran — If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- altoists — Plural form of altoist.
- alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- amakhosi — Plural form of inkhosi.
- amazonas — a state of W Brazil, consisting of the central Amazon basin: vast areas of unexplored tropical rainforest. Capital: Manaus. Pop: 2 961 801 (2002). Area: 1 542 277 sq km (595 474 sq miles)
- amazonis — an area on the equator of Mars.
- amberous — of, relating to or resembling amber
- ambonese — a native or inhabitant of Ambon.
- ambrosia — In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the food of the gods.
- ameiosis — the absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis
- amfortas — (in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail
- amidmost — in the middle or centre
- amission — (obsolete) deprivation; loss.