8-letter words containing s, o, c, e
- osculate — to come into close contact or union.
- ossicles — Plural form of ossicle.
- osteitic — inflammation of the substance of bone.
- oswiecim — Polish name of Auschwitz.
- otoscope — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- outcaste — (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- outcomes — Plural form of outcome.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outcurse — to exceed in cursing
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- outscore — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- oversick — too sick
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- perclose — parclose.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- popsicle — ice lolly
- postcode — an official code used by the post office, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- prescore — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- proceeds — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- prosecco — (sometimes lowercase) a variety of white wine, usually a sparkling wine, produced in several regions of northern Italy.
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- recensor — someone who produces a recension or recensions
- rechoose — to choose (something or someone) again
- recision — an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- recourse — access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.
- refresco — a refreshment, as a soft drink.
- reschool — to school again; retrain
- resorcin — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- resource — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- rockless — lacking rocks
- rockrose — any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum.
- rose-cut — (of a gemstone) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
- saucebox — a saucy person.