8-letter words containing s, e, a, c, o
- mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- molecast — the heap of earth excavated by a mole tunnelling underground
- moschate — having a musky smell.
- nacreous — of or relating to nacre.
- notecase — billfold.
- oatcakes — Plural form of oatcake.
- obstacle — something that obstructs or hinders progress.
- opalesce — to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opencast — (chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed.
- oscitate — To gape; to yawn.
- osculate — to come into close contact or union.
- outcaste — (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- saucebox — a saucy person.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- saxicole — living on or among rocks
- scaevola — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA) (or Caius, ) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Mucius [myoo-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈmyu ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA) fl. 6th century b.c., Roman hero.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- scorepad — a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- seacoast — the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- secalose — a sugar which occurs in green rye and oats
- sectator — a member or follower of a sect
- sectoral — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- semicoma — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- shoelace — a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- showcase — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- socrates — 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- sortance — suitableness
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stonecat — a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- sycamore — Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
- tea cosy — A tea cosy is a soft knitted or fabric cover which you put over a teapot in order to keep the tea hot.
- thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.