7-letter words containing s, a, o
- s-algol — Orthogonal data structures on ALGOL 60. "S-Algol Language Reference Manual", R. Morrison, TR CS/79/1 U St Andrews, 1979. "An Introduction to Programming with S-Algol", A.J. Cole & R. Morrison, Cambridge U Press 1982.
- sabaoth — armies; hosts. Rom. 9:29; James 5:4.
- sabaton — a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- sabayon — zabaglione.
- sacaton — a coarse grass, Sporobolus wrightii, of the southwestern US and Mexico, grown for hay and pasture
- sadiron — Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- saffron — Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
- safrole — a colorless or faintly yellow liquid, C 1 0 H 1 0 O 2 , obtained from sassafras oil or the like: used chiefly in perfumery, for flavoring, and in the manufacture of soaps.
- sag rod — (in a roof) a rod for preventing the sagging of an open-web steel joist that is used as a purlin with its depth at right angles to a roof slope.
- saguaro — a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- sagunto — a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- saintlo — a department in NW France. 2476 sq. mi. (6413 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Lô.
- saionji — Kimmochi [keem-maw-chee] /ˈkim mɔˌtʃi/ (Show IPA), 1849–1940, Japanese statesman.
- salamon — a word used in taking oaths
- salchow — a jump in which the skater leaps from the back inside edge of one skate, making one full rotation of the body in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
- salerno — a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- salford — a city in Greater Manchester, in N England.
- saligot — the water chestnut, Trapa natans
- sallowy — full of sallows: a sallowy glade.
- salmond — Alex(ander Elliot Anderson). born 1954, Scottish Nationalist politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament (2007–2014)
- salmony — like salmon
- salomon — Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- saltato — (of a performance with a stringed instrument) playing each note staccato by bouncing the bow on the strings.
- saltbox — a box in which salt is kept.
- samoset — died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- samovar — a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- samoyed — a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia.
- sampaio — Jorge, 1939–2010, president of Portugal 1996–2006.
- sampson — Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- sanborn — a male given name.
- sandbox — a box or receptacle for holding sand, especially one large enough for children to play in.
- sandhog — a laborer who digs or works in sand.
- sandino — Augusto (César) [ou-goos-taw se-sahr] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˈsɛ sɑr/ (Show IPA), 1893–1934, Nicaraguan revolutionary leader.
- sandlot — a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- sandron — a male given name, form of Sandro.
- sanford — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 16,208 feet (4,940 meters).
- sangoma — a witch doctor, healer, or herbalist
- sanious — characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- santero — a priest of Santería.
- santoor — any of several types of dulcimer of Persian origin, usually trapezoidal in shape, played mainly in India, the Middle East, and Turkey
- sapajou — a capuchin monkey.
- saponin — any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- sapporo — a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- saprobe — saprophyte.
- sapsago — a strong, hard, usually green cheese of Swiss origin, made with sour skim milk and sweet clover.
- sapwood — the softer part of the wood between the inner bark and the heartwood.
- saratov — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- sarcode — protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- sarcoid — a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sarcoma — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.