8-letter words containing s, b
- shawabti — a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
- she-bear — a female bear
- sherbert — a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
- shin bet — the internal security service of Israel
- shinbone — the tibia.
- shoe box — cardboard box in which shoes are sold
- shoebill — a large, African, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex, having a broad, flattened bill shaped somewhat like a shoe.
- show bag — a bag containing samples, promotional material, etc, given out at trade fairs and other such events
- show biz — show business.
- showable — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- showboat — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- sibelius — Jean (Julius Christian) [zhahn yoo-lyoo s kris-tyahn] /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1865–1957, Finnish composer.
- siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- siberite — a violet or violet-red tourmaline, used as a gem.
- sibilant — hissing.
- sibilate — to hiss.
- siblings — a brother or sister.
- sibyllic — of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
- sick bag — a bag provided on an aircraft or ship as a receptacle for vomit
- sick bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sick-bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- side bet — a bet made, as with another player, in addition to one's principal bet: a side bet as to which of us would draw the highest card.
- sideband — the band of frequencies at the sides of the carrier frequency of a modulated signal.
- sidebone — ossification of the cartilages in the lateral portion of the foot of a horse, resulting in lameness.
- siegbahn — Karl Manne Georg [kahrl mahn-nuh yey-awr-yuh] /kɑrl ˈmɑn nə ˈyeɪ ɔr yə/ (Show IPA), 1886–1978, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1924.
- signable — suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete: a signable legislative bill.
- sillabub — syllabub.
- simbirsk — former name of Ulyanovsk.
- simsbury — a town in central Connecticut.
- sinalbin — a white, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 3 0 H 4 2 N 2 O 1 5 S 2 , found in the seeds of the white mustard.
- singable — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- sinkable — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- sirius b — a very faint white dwarf star, companion to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky after the sun
- sit back — relax, rest
- sizeable — of considerable size; fairly large: He inherited a sizable fortune.
- sizeably — sizable.
- skewback — a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests.
- skewbald — (especially of horses) having patches of brown and white.
- ski boot — a heavy, thick-soled, ankle-high shoe for skiing, often having padding and extra supporting straps and laces around the ankle, with grooves at the back of the heel for binding to a ski.
- skobelev — former name of Fergana.
- sky blue — the color of the unclouded sky in daytime; azure.
- sky-blue — Something that is sky-blue is a very pale blue in colour.
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- skyborne — airborne.
- slab top — a top, as to a table, formed from a slab of marble or the like.
- slabbery — slobbery.
- slablike — resembling a slab
- slayable — that may be slain for good reason
- slob ice — sludge (def 5).
- slobbery — characterized by slobbering.