8-letter words containing s, e, i, o, n
- sea lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sea-lion — any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- seagoing — designed or fit for going to sea, as a vessel.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- see into — to examine or investigate
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- seilenos — Silenus.
- seize on — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- semillon — a variety of white grape used in winemaking, especially in France in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux.
- seminole — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- seminoma — a malignant tumour of the testicle
- semiopen — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- semitone — a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- sensoria — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- sessions — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- shinbone — the tibia.
- sidebone — ossification of the cartilages in the lateral portion of the foot of a horse, resulting in lameness.
- sidelong — directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
- sidenote — a note written in the margin of a page
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- sikeston — a city in SE Missouri.
- silicone — any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- siloxane — any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
- simoleon — a dollar.
- simonize — to shine or polish to a high sheen, especially with wax: to simonize an automobile.
- sinkhole — a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- sironize — to treat (a woollen fabric) chemically to prevent it wrinkling after being washed
- sisseton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- sissonne — a jump in which the dancer lands on one foot, with the other extended to the back, front, or side.
- sloe gin — a cordial or liqueur made from gin flavored with sloes.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- smidgeon — a very small amount: a smidgen of jam for your toast.
- snobbier — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snow ice — opaque ice formed from partly melted snow or ice; frozen slush.
- snowline — limit of permanent snow
- sobering — not intoxicated or drunk.
- solanine — a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light
- solenoid — Electricity. an electric conductor wound as a helix with small pitch, or as two or more coaxial helices, so that current through the conductor establishes a magnetic field within the conductor.
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.