8-letter words containing s, e, n, t
- stearine — Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 1 8 H 3 5 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- steeling — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steelman — a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- steenbok — a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.
- steeping — to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent: to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving.
- steering — Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip: He got a good steer about finding the right job.
- stefanie — a female given name.
- steffens — (Joseph) Lincoln, 1866–1936, U.S. author, journalist, and editor.
- stegodon — any extinct elephantlike mammal of the genus Stegodon, from the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, usually considered to be directly ancestral to the modern elephant.
- steichen — Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- steinbok — steenbok.
- steinitz — William (Wilhelm Steinitz) 1836–1900, U.S. chess player, born in Austria-Hungary.
- steinman — David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- steinway — Henry Engelhard [eng-guh l-hahrd,, -hahrt] /ˈɛŋ gəlˌhɑrd,, -ˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg) 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.
- stellion — an olive-green Mediterranean lizard with black star-shaped spots, belonging to the family Stellionidae
- stemming — Skiing. the act or instance of a skier pushing the heel of one or both skis outward so that the heels are far apart, as in making certain turns or slowing down.
- sten gun — a British light submachine gun.
- stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- stenlock — a coal fish, Merlangus carbonarius
- stenmark — Ingemar ("Silent Swede") born 1956, Swedish Alpine skier.
- stenosed — characterized by stenosis; abnormally narrowed.
- stenoses — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- stenosis — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- stenotic — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- stentour — a tax assessor or person who determines the amount of tax that is owed
- step-ins — step-in garments, esp underwear
- stephane — an ancient Greek headdress or crown often depicted in the statuary of various deities
- stephens — Saint, died a.d. c35, first Christian martyr.
- stepping — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- sterling — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
- sternage — the stern or rear of a ship
- sternest — firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.
- sternite — a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- sternson — a knee in a timber-framed vessel, reinforcing the angle between the keelson and the sternpost.
- sternway — Nautical. the movement of a vessel backward, or stern foremost.
- stevinus — Stevin, Simon.
- stewpond — a fishpond, often located in the garden of a monastery
- stibnite — a soft mineral, antimony sulfide, Sb 2 S 3 , lead-gray in color with a metallic luster, occurring in crystals, often acicular, or in bladed masses: the most important ore of antimony.
- stiffens — to make stiff.
- stilbene — a colorless to slightly yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 4 H 1 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes (stilbene dyes)
- stinkier — foul smelling; stinking.
- stipends — a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- stonecat — a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- stonefly — any of numerous dull-colored primitive aquatic insects of the order Plecoptera, having a distinctive flattened body shape: a major food source for game fish, especially bass and trout, which makes them popular as models for fishing flies.
- stoneham — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- stoneman — a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- stonerag — a type of lichen, Parmela saxatilis, which produces a brown dye
- storeman — a man employed to look after a storeroom
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- strabane — a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 38 565 (2003 est). Area: 862 sq km (333 sq miles)