8-letter words containing s, o, r
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- armholes — Plural form of armhole.
- armlocks — Plural form of armlock.
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armorers — Plural form of armorer.
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- armorist — a heraldry expert
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arrestor — Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
- ars nova — a style of music of the 14th century, characterized by great freedom and variety of rhythm and melody contrasted with the strictness of the music of the 13th century
- arsehole — If one person calls another person an arsehole, they think that person is extremely stupid or has behaved in a stupid way.
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonist — An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or vehicle.
- arsonous — relating to arson
- art song — a song written by a trained composer to convey a specific artistic idea, as in projecting the mood and meaning of a poetic text
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- artworks — Printing. the elements that constitute a mechanical, as type, proofs, and illustrations. a mechanical; paste-up.
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- ascorbic — Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- ashcroft — Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
- asheboro — a town in central North Carolina.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- assentor — any of the eight voters legally required to endorse the nomination of a candidate in a parliamentary or local election in addition to the nominator and seconder
- assertor — One who asserts or avers.
- assessor — An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax.
- assignor — a person who transfers or assigns property
- assistor — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assorted — A group of assorted things is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
- assorter — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- astroids — Plural form of astroid.
- at worst — under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attestor — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.
- aureoles — Plural form of aureole.
- 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.
- avoiders — Plural form of avoider.
- awesomer — (nonstandard) Comparative form of awesome.
- azureous — (zoology) of a fine blue color; azure.
- baconers — Plural form of baconer.
- bagworms — Plural form of bagworm.