8-letter words containing o, t, s
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- sea boot — a very high waterproof boot worn by fishermen and sailors
- sea oats — a tall grass, Uniola paniculata, of coastal areas of southeastern North America, having as its inflorescence a densely crowded panicle, used to control sand erosion.
- seacoast — the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- seafront — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- seamount — a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- secodont — (of animals) having teeth with sharp cutting edges
- sectator — a member or follower of a sect
- sectoral — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- seductor — a person, usually a man, who seduces
- see into — to examine or investigate
- seek out — search, hunt
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- selcouth — strange; uncommon.
- selector — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selihoth — (used with a plural verb) liturgical prayers serving as expressions of repentance and pleas for God's forgiveness, recited by Jews during the period, usually beginning the preceding week, before Rosh Hashanah, during the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and on fast days.
- sell out — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- sell-out — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- semiotic — of or relating to signs.
- semisoft — having a somewhat soft consistency or quality.
- semitone — a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- send out — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- serosity — resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- serotype — a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
- servitor — a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.
- set down — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- set foot — tread, walk
- set shot — a shot with two hands from a point relatively distant from the basket, in which a player stands still and shoots the ball usually from chest level.
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- setiform — bristle-shaped; setaceous.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- setulose — having or covered with setulae.
- sex tour — a vacation to a destination that has no restrictions on sexual services or activities, as prostitution.
- sextolet — a group of six equal musical notes or a sextuplet played in the time of four
- shabuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- shavuoth — a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
- she-goat — a female goat
- shed out — to separate off (sheep that have lambed) and move them to better pasture
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shit-hot — very good