8-letter words containing s, p, a, t
- septaria — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- septical — septic
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- septleva — (in the card game of basset) an amount seven times as high as the player's original stake
- sex tape — a recording of a sexual encounter, esp one involving a celebrity
- sharpest — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- sidepath — a minor path
- site map — A site map is a plan of a website showing what is on it and providing links to the different sections.
- slab top — a top, as to a table, formed from a slab of marble or the like.
- slapshot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- snakepit — a pit filled with snakes
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- soaproot — any plant of the genus Chlorogalum whose roots may be used as a soap substitute
- soapwort — a plant, Saponaria officinalis, of the pink family, whose leaves are used for cleansing.
- soupmeat — beef used for making soup stock.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- spa bath — whirlpool, jacuzzi, hot tub
- spa town — a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health
- spaetzle — a dish consisting of lumps or threads made from a batter of flour, milk, eggs, and salt, usually poured through a coarse colander into boiling water, and then either drained and mixed in butter, lightly pan-fried, or added to sauces, stews, etc.
- spanglet — a little spangle
- sparklet — a small spark.
- sparsity — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- spartina — a ricegrass which grows in salt marshes
- spatfall — a mass of larvae on the sea bed
- spathose — spathaceous.
- spätlese — type of German wine, usually white
- spaz out — an awkward or clumsy person.
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- speciate — to form or develop into a new biological species
- spectate — to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
- spectral — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spetsnaz — a Soviet intelligence force
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- spirated — twisted in a spiral
- spitball — a small ball or lump of chewed paper used as a missile.
- spithead — a roadstead off the S coast of England between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
- splatter — an act or instance of splattering.
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- sprattle — a struggle; fight.
- spreathe — to chap
- spumante — Italian. any sparkling wine.
- st. paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- stack up — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- stake up — to close up (or in) with a fence of stakes
- stamp on — tread heavily on
- stampede — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.