8-letter words containing s, a, d, o
- sasswood — a tropical African tree, Erythrophleum suavolens, of the legume family, having a poisonous bark and hard, durable wood.
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- sauropod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five-toed limbs: the largest known land animal.
- savoyard — a native or inhabitant of Savoy.
- saw wood — a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- scaffold — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- scordato — out of tune
- scorepad — a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- scotland — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- sea lord — (in Britain) either of the two serving naval officers (First and Second Sea Lords) who sit on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
- seaboard — the line where land and sea meet.
- seadrome — a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for aircraft flying over water.
- seahound — a dogfish
- seal dog — an iron hook used for dragging seal carcasses over the ice.
- seasoned — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- sesamoid — shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.
- shadbolt — Maurice. 1932–2004, New Zealand novelist
- shaddock — pomelo.
- shadowed — of or relating to a shadow cabinet.
- shadower — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shandong — a maritime province in E China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Capital: Jinan.
- shedload — a very large amount or number
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- show day — (in Australia) a public holiday in a state on the date of its annual agricultural and industrial show
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- sideload — to transfer software, data, etc., from one local system or device to another, typically from one's computer to a mobile device.
- sideroad — (esp in Ontario) a road, usually north-south, going at right angles to concession roads
- sidonian — a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- sleazoid — a sleazy person
- slobland — an area of muddy or alluvial ground
- snow day — a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
- snowland — an area that is covered by snow
- soap pad — a small pad, usually of steel wool, containing a strong soap and used especially to scour pots and pans.
- soapdish — a shallow container for a bar of soap, used in a bathroom
- soapland — a Japanese bathhouse and brothel
- soapsuds — suds made with water and soap.
- soda ash — sodium carbonate (def 1).
- soda pop — a carbonated, flavored, and sweetened soft drink.
- sodalist — a member of a sodality.
- sodalite — a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- sodality — fellowship; comradeship.
- sodamide — sodium amide.
- sofa bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.