8-letter words containing s, e, n, a, t
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- assented — to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.
- assenter — a person who agrees or complies
- assentor — any of the eight voters legally required to endorse the nomination of a candidate in a parliamentary or local election in addition to the nominator and seconder
- assiento — a slave trade treaty between other countries and Spain which allowed other countries to supply slaves to Spanish dependencies or colonies
- assonate — to display assonance or match in sound
- astatine — a radioactive element of the halogen series: a decay product of uranium and thorium that occurs naturally in minute amounts and is artificially produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles. Symbol: At; atomic no: 85; half-life of most stable isotope, 210At: 8.1 hours; probable valency: 1,3,5, or 7; melting pt: 302°C; boiling pt: 337°C (est)
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asternal — not connected or joined to the sternum
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- asyndeta — Plural form of asyndeton.
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
- bandster — a person who goes behind a reaper and binds sheaves of wheat
- bangster — a ruffian; thug
- banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- bankster — a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
- banquets — Plural form of banquet.
- banstead — a town in S England, in NE Surrey. Pop: 19 332 (2001)
- bantengs — Plural form of banteng.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- basanite — a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone
- basement — The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
- bashment — (slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
- bassinet — A bassinet is a small bed for a baby that is like a basket.
- bastogne — a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)
- bayonets — Plural form of bayonet.
- beatings — Plural form of beating.
- beatniks — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
- bedstand — a bedside table
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- blandest — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- camstone — a limestone used for whitening stone doorsteps and hearths
- canaster — coarsely broken dried tobacco leaves
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canteens — Plural form of canteen.
- capstern — Misspelling of capstan.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- casement — A casement or a casement window is a window that opens by means of hinges, usually at the side.
- castanet — either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- caterans — Plural form of cateran.