8-letter words containing s, a, l, t
- silk hat — a tall, cylindrical, black hat covered with silk plush, worn by men for formal dress. Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, top hat.
- silktail — the waxwing
- silvatic — of or relating to the forest; sylvan
- simulant — simulating; feigning; imitating.
- simulate — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- skeletal — of, relating to, or like a skeleton.
- slab top — a top, as to a table, formed from a slab of marble or the like.
- slaister — a sloppy mess
- slant-in — slant (def 13b).
- slanting — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- slapshot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- slathers — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- slattern — a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- slattery — slovenly
- slatting — a slap; a sharp blow.
- slot car — a miniature, electrically-operated toy racing car that runs on a slotted track and is controlled by an operator with a handheld rheostat.
- slot man — copyeditor (def 3).
- slotback — an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.
- smallest — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- smallsat — a small communications satellite
- smaltine — a white mineral ore of cobalt
- smaltite — a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- 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.
- softball — a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a ball that is larger and softer than a baseball.
- solation — to change from a gel to a sol.
- solatium — something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- solidate — a parcel of land whose value is equal to a solidus
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- solvated — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- solvates — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- 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.
- 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.
- spaetzle — a dish consisting of lumps or threads made from a batter of flour, milk, eggs, and salt, usually poured through a coarse colander into boiling water, and then either drained and mixed in butter, lightly pan-fried, or added to sauces, stews, etc.
- spanglet — a little spangle
- sparklet — a small spark.
- spatfall — a mass of larvae on the sea bed
- spätlese — type of German wine, usually white
- spectral — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spitball — a small ball or lump of chewed paper used as a missile.
- splatter — an act or instance of splattering.
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- sprattle — a struggle; fight.
- squattle — to settle (oneself) in a squat manner
- st. malo — a fortified seaport in NW France, on the Gulf of St. Malo: resort; surrendered by German forces August 1944.
- st. paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- stabling — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.