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7-letter words containing s, a, o

  • sequoia — either of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 feet (91 meters).
  • sequoya — 1770?–1843, Cherokee Indian scholar: inventor of a syllabary for writing Cherokee.
  • serosal — of or relating to a serosa
  • serovar — serotype
  • seroxat — a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used to treat depression and social anxiety
  • serrano — a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
  • sfumato — the subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting.
  • shabbos — Sabbath (def 1).
  • shadoof — a device used in Egypt and other Eastern countries for raising water, especially for irrigation, consisting of a long suspended rod with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other.
  • shadowy — resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.: shadowy outlines.
  • shakudo — a Japanese alloy of copper and gold having a dark bluish-purple colour
  • shallon — a North American evergreen shrub, Gaultheria Shallon, with pink or white flowers and edible berries
  • shallop — any of various vessels formerly used for sailing or rowing in shallow waters, especially a two-masted, gaff-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • shallot — a plant, Allium cepa aggregatum (or A. ascalonicum), related to the onion, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cookery.
  • shallow — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shampoo — to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
  • shannon — Claude Elwood [el-woo d] /ˈɛlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, U.S. applied mathematician: early developer of information theory.
  • shantou — a seaport in E Guangdong province, in SE China.
  • shapiro — Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
  • shavuot — 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-oak — any of various Australian trees of the genus Casuarina
  • shoaler — a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
  • shoepac — a heavy, laced, waterproof boot.
  • shophar — shofar.
  • shopman — a man who is employed to work in a shop
  • shortia — an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers
  • showman — a person who presents or produces a show, especially of a theatrical nature.
  • sialkot — a city in NE Pakistan: military station.
  • sialoid — resembling saliva
  • sicario — a hired gunman or assassin, esp. in Latin America
  • signora — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
  • sinaloa — a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
  • sinopia — a reddish pigment derived from iron ore
  • sjambok — (in southern Africa) a heavy whip, usually of rhinoceros hide.
  • skatole — a white, crystalline, watersoluble solid, C 9 H 9 N, having a strong, fecal odor: used chiefly as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
  • skouras — Spyros (Panagiotes) [speer-ohs pan-uh-yoh-tis;; Greek spee-raws pah-nah-yaw-tees] /ˈspɪər oʊs ˌpæn əˈyoʊ tɪs;; Greek ˈspi rɔs ˌpɑ nɑˈyɔ tis/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. film-studio executive, born in Greece.
  • slavkov — Czech name of Austerlitz.
  • slayton — Donald Kent ("Deke") 1924–1993, U.S. astronaut.
  • sliotar — the ball used in hurling
  • smalgol — SMall ALGOL. A subset of ALGOL 60.
  • smeaton — John, 1724–92, English engineer.
  • snap to — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
  • snap-on — attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion: snap-on bottle tops.
  • sno-cat — a type of snowmobile
  • snotrag — a handkerchief
  • snowcap — a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.
  • snowcat — snowmobile.
  • snowman — a figure of a person made of packed snow.
  • so many — a large number of
  • so that — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
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