8-letter words containing s, a, y, e
- bestiary — a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals
- biasedly — in a biased manner
- big easy — the New Orleans
- bypassed — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- bypasser — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- cambyses — died ?522 bc, king of Persia (529–?522 bc), who conquered Egypt (525); son of Cyrus the Great
- car keys — a key or keys used to lock, unlock, and operate an automobile
- case bay — (in a roof or floor) the section between two principals.
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- causeway — A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- cyanates — Plural form of cyanate.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyanosed — (pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
- cyclades — a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)
- cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
- cytaster — aster.
- dare say — to think likely; suppose
- dasyures — Plural form of dasyure.
- day case — a patient or case that comes into hospital for a surgical procedure and is dealt with and released in the course of one day
- dayflies — Plural form of dayfly.
- dayshell — a thistle
- daysides — Plural form of dayside.
- daytimes — Plural form of daytime.
- deadeyes — Plural form of deadeye.
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- dismayed — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- domesday — doomsday.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dyslexia — any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- earywigs — Plural form of earywig.
- easterly — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- easy fox — An early system on the JOHNNIAC computer.
- edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- emissary — A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- epimysia — Plural form of epimysium.