8-letter words containing s, a
- ascribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe.
- aseismic — denoting a region free of earthquakes
- aseptate — not divided into cells or sections by septa
- asfetida — asafetida.
- ash fall — a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption.
- ash flow — an avalanche of volcanic ash.
- ash gray — pale gray resembling the color of ashes.
- asharism — the classical synthesis of Islamic philosophical theology, formulated by al-Ashʿari.
- ashcroft — Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
- asheboro — a town in central North Carolina.
- asherite — a member of the tribe of Asher.
- ashgabat — capital of Turkmenistan, in the SC part, near the Iranian border: pop. 411,000
- ashikaga — a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns 1338–1573.
- ashiness — the condition of being like ash in colour or texture or of containing or being coated with ash
- ashkelon — Ashqelon
- ashkenaz — a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth. Gen 10:1–3; I Chron. 1:6.
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- ashplant — a walking stick made from an ash sapling
- ashqelon — city in SW Israel, on the Mediterranean: nearby is the site of an ancient city-state (often sp. Ashkelon) of the Philistines, 12th cent. b.c. (cf. I Sam. 6:17; Jer. 25:20): pop. 57,000
- ashtrays — Plural form of ashtray.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asmonean — Hasmonean.
- asnieres — a suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine. Pop: 82 720 (2006)
- asparkle — in a glittering or glinting manner
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- aspected — (astrology, obsolete) Subject to a particular planetary aspect.
- asperate — (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
- asperger — a developmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often, a narrow set of interests, but not involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- asperges — a short rite preceding Mass, in which the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water to the accompaniment of the chant Asperges me, Domine
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- aspersed — Simple past tense and past participle of asperse.
- asperser — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- asphyxia — Asphyxia is death or loss of consciousness caused by being unable to breathe properly.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspirata — a heavily aspirated stop that is made without vibration of the vocal cords
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirers — to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
- aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
- aspirins — Plural form of aspirin.
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- ass-kick — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- assailed — Simple past tense and past participle of assail.
- assailer — One who assails; an assailant.
- assamese — the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali