8-letter words containing s, a, o, t
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- astounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound.
- astroids — Plural form of astroid.
- asystole — the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- at worst — under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
- atamasco — relating to an American lily of the genus Zephyranthes
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- atemoyas — Plural form of atemoya.
- athodyds — Plural form of athodyd.
- atkinson — Sir Harry Albert. 1831–92, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1876–77; 1883–84; 1887–91)
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.
- atomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize.
- atosiban — (medicine) A medication, that inhibits oxytocin and vasopressin, used to halt premature labour.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attaboys — Plural form of attaboy.
- attestor — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autolyse — to undergo or cause to undergo autolysis
- automats — Plural form of automat.
- automous — Misspelling of autonomous.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autosave — a function on a computer that automatically saves data at regular intervals
- autosome — any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
- autostat — (language) A language for statistical programming.
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- autotest — a motor race in which standard cars are driven around a racing circuit
- aviators — Plural form of aviator.
- axolotls — Plural form of axolotl.
- backmost — furthest back
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- bailouts — Plural form of bailout.
- banjoist — a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- barostat — a device for maintaining constant pressure, such as one used in an aircraft cabin
- barstool — a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
- basecoat — a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
- bash out — If you say that someone bashes something out, you mean that they produce it quickly or in large quantities, but without much care or thought.
- bastions — Plural form of bastion.
- bastogne — a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)