8-letter words containing s, o, a
- automous — Misspelling of autonomous.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autosave — a function on a computer that automatically saves data at regular intervals
- autosome — any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
- autostat — (language) A language for statistical programming.
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- autotest — a motor race in which standard cars are driven around a racing circuit
- averroes — Arabic name ibn-Rushd. 1126–88, Arab philosopher and physician in Spain, noted particularly for his attempts to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Islamic religion, which profoundly influenced Christian scholasticism
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- aviators — Plural form of aviator.
- avionics — Avionics is the science of electronics used in aviation.
- avocados — Plural form of avocado.
- avoiders — Plural form of avoider.
- avoision — the non-payment of tax which cannot be classified as either avoidance or evasion
- avouches — to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- awesomer — (nonstandard) Comparative form of awesome.
- axolotls — Plural form of axolotl.
- axonemes — Plural form of axoneme.
- axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
- azureous — (zoology) of a fine blue color; azure.
- baalebos — the master of the house
- backhoes — Plural form of backhoe.
- backlogs — Plural form of backlog.
- backmost — furthest back
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- baconers — Plural form of baconer.
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- bagworms — Plural form of bagworm.
- bailouts — Plural form of bailout.
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- balafons — Plural form of balafon.
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- balloons — a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
- baloneys — Plural form of baloney.
- bambinos — Plural form of bambino.
- bandores — Plural form of bandore.
- banjoist — a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
- bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
- barbados — an island in the Caribbean, in the E Lesser Antilles: a British colony from 1628 to 1966, now an independent state within the Commonwealth. Language: English. Currency: Barbados dollar. Capital: Bridgetown. Pop: 288 725 (2013 est). Area: 430 sq km (166 sq miles)
- barbasco — an evergreen South American plant, Jacquinia barbasco, which produces a poison harmless to humans but useful for stunning fish to make them easy to catch
- baroness — A baroness is a woman who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility, or who is the wife of a baron.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- baronies — Plural form of barony.
- baroques — (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts often worked to combined effect.
- barosaur — a large herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and tail, similar to the diplodocus
- barostat — a device for maintaining constant pressure, such as one used in an aircraft cabin