8-letter words containing s, i, r, o
- scombrid — any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
- scorning — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scroggie — having scrogs upon it
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- 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.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- serosity — resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- servitor — a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.
- setiform — bristle-shaped; setaceous.
- shipworm — any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ship, wharves, etc.
- shitwork — bad work; tedious, badly-paid work
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- shortish — rather short.
- showgirl — a woman who appears in the chorus of a show, nightclub act, etc.
- showring — an area where animals are displayed for sale or competition
- sickroom — a room in which a sick person is confined.
- sideroad — (esp in Ontario) a road, usually north-south, going at right angles to concession roads
- sierozem — any of a group of calcareous, brownish gray soils based in a carbonate or hardpan layer, found in arid climates.
- sign for — acknowledge receipt
- signiory — seigniory.
- 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)
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- sikorski — Władysław (ˈvlædɪslæf). 1881–1943, Polish general and statesman: prime minister (1922–23) and prime minister of the Polish government in exile during World War II: died in an air crash
- sikorsky — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1889–1972, U.S. aeronautical engineer, born in Russia.
- silkworm — the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable silk.
- siluroid — a freshwater fish of the family Siluridae
- sironize — to treat (a woollen fabric) chemically to prevent it wrinkling after being washed
- sistroid — contained between the convex sides of two intersecting curves
- sit over — to be seated in an advantageous position on the left of (the player)
- sixscore — one hundred and twenty
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skid row — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
- skioring — the traditional sport of being dragged on skis behind an animal
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- slipform — a moveable mould for building large concrete structures such as roads, towers and bridges
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- snobbier — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snorting — (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
- snowbird — junco.
- sobering — not intoxicated or drunk.
- soberize — to make sober.