8-letter words containing s, e, n, t
- segreant — (of a griffin) rampant.
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- selenate — a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selenite — Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- semantic — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semblant — semblance
- seminate — disseminated; scattered; strewn
- semitone — a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- send out — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- senility — the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
- sennight — a week.
- 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.
- sentence — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- sentient — having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
- sentinel — a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- sentries — a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- sepiment — a hedge or fence that acts as a dividing line
- serenata — a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- serenate — a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- sergeant — Ancient Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral.
- serjeant — a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- servient — subordinate; subservient; subject to another
- set down — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- set menu — a complete meal in a restaurant or café for a stated price with a limited number of options to choose from for each course; it is usually cheaper than ordering dishes individually from the à la carte menu
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- setenant — pair of postage stamps of different values joined together
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- settling — the act of a person or thing that settles.
- shea nut — the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- sheeting — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- shetland — Shetland Islands.
- shin bet — the internal security service of Israel
- shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- shymkent — a city in S Kazakhstan; a major railway junction. Pop: 469 000 (2005 est)
- 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.
- silently — making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
- sinister — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- sirvente — a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- sisseton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- skeeting — to spit (saliva or a mouthful of other liquid) from the mouth, especially between the teeth.
- skeleton — Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
- skipdent — an open-weave effect in fabric, produced by purposely omitting specific warp ends in the drawing-in process.