8-letter words containing s, o, c, e
- shockley — William Bradford, 1910–1989, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1956.
- shoelace — a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- showcase — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- sidelock — earlock.
- silicone — any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- siscowet — a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior.
- sixscore — one hundred and twenty
- skelloch — a shriek
- slob ice — sludge (def 5).
- slouched — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- sloucher — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- smoocher — to kiss.
- snow ice — opaque ice formed from partly melted snow or ice; frozen slush.
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- sockeroo — a notable success: Her performance was a sockeroo.
- socket 1 — x86 processor socket
- socket 2 — x86 processor socket
- socket 3 — x86 processor socket
- socket 4 — x86 processor socket
- socket 5 — x86 processor socket
- socket 6 — x86 processor socket
- socket 7 — (hardware, standard) A physical and electrical specification for the x86 processor socket matching the pins on Pentium microprocessors manufactured by Intel, and compatibles made by Cyrix, AMD and others. Any CPU chip conforming to this specification can be plugged into any conforming motherboard. Supported processors include: 2.5V - 3.5V Pentiums 75-233 MHz, AMD K5 through K6, Cyrix 6x86 (and MX) P120 - P233. Socket 7 uses a SPGA socket, either a 296 pin LIF or a 321 pin ZIF arranged as 37x37 or 19x19 (depending on who you speak to!). See also Super 7. Intel's Pentium II processor uses Slot 1 mounting.
- socket 8 — (hardware, standard) A physical and electrical specification for the x86 processor socket matching the pins on a Pentium Pro microprocessor. Socket 8 uses a dual pattern PGA/SPGA LIF/ZIF socket with 387 pins, arranged 24x26.
- socketed — a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
- sockette — a small or short sock, esp one not covering the ankle
- sockless — having or wearing no socks
- socrates — 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- softcore — of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography. Compare hard-core (def 2).
- solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- solecize — to commit a solecism
- solstice — Astronomy. either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice. either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- solvency — solvent condition; ability to pay all just debts.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- sopheric — relating to Jewish scribes
- sorcerer — a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
- soricine — of or resembling the shrews.
- sortance — suitableness
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- sovietic — relating to the Soviet Union
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spectro- — indicating a spectrum
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- std code — a code of four or more digits, other than those comprising a subscriber's local telephone number, that determines the routing of a call
- stenlock — a coal fish, Merlangus carbonarius
- stenotic — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stockest — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- stonecat — a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.