8-letter words containing s, o, c, e
- despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diecious — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diestock — a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dioceses — Plural form of diocese.
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- discoure — Obsolete form of discover.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- divorces — Plural form of divorce.
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- docetist — One who believes in docetism.
- dockside — land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them.
- dogfaces — Plural form of dogface.
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.
- droschke — Alternative form of droshky.
- ecdysone — an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
- echelons — Plural form of echelon.
- echoless — Without echo.
- eclogues — a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
- eclosion — the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- ecostate — (of a leaf) having neither ribs nor nerves
- ecotones — Plural form of ecotone.
- ecotypes — Plural form of ecotype.
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- egoistic — Egoistical.
- ejectors — Plural form of ejector.
- electors — Plural form of elector.
- electros — Plural form of electro.
- elflocks — A tangled mass of hair.
- enclosed — Surround or close off on all sides.
- encloser — (now, chiefly, historical) Someone who appropriates common land.
- encloses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enclose.
- enforces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enforce.
- ensconce — Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
- ensorcel — Alternative form of ensorcell.
- epinosic — unhealthy
- episcope — An optical projector that gives images of opaque objects.
- episcopy — (obsolete) survey; superintendence.
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- erectors — Plural form of erector.
- ericsson — John1803-89; U.S. naval engineer & inventor, born in Sweden: builder of the Monitor
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.