8-letter words containing s, r, c, o
- scorning — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scorsese — Martin, born 1942, U.S. film director.
- scourger — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouther — to scorch or singe
- scranton — William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- screw-on — attached, connected, or closed by screwing onto another part of a container or receptacle.
- scrobble — (of an online music service) to record a listener's musical preferences and recommend similar music that he or she might enjoy
- scrofula — primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck.
- scroggie — having scrogs upon it
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- scrolled — sawn into scrolls
- scroller — a person or thing that scrolls
- scrootch — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- scrouger — something big
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- scrumpox — a skin infection caused by the herpes virus which is spread among players in a scrum
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- seconder — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- sectator — a member or follower of a sect
- sectoral — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- seductor — a person, usually a man, who seduces
- selector — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- shamrock — any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink-flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but especially Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow-flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland.
- sherlock — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “fair-haired.”.
- shortcut — a shorter or quicker way.
- sickroom — a room in which a sick person is confined.
- sixscore — one hundred and twenty
- slot car — a miniature, electrically-operated toy racing car that runs on a slotted track and is controlled by an operator with a handheld rheostat.
- sloucher — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- smoocher — to kiss.
- sockeroo — a notable success: Her performance was a sockeroo.
- socrates — 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- socratic — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- softcore — of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography. Compare hard-core (def 2).
- sopheric — relating to Jewish scribes
- sorbitic — relating to sorbite
- sorcerer — a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
- soricine — of or resembling the shrews.
- sorocaba — a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
- sortance — suitableness
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- spectro- — indicating a spectrum
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.