8-letter words containing s, t, a, c
- outclass — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- pastance — an activity that passes time; recreation
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- pathspec — pathname
- patrices — a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- pet scan — an image obtained by positron emission tomography, using a PET scanner.
- piscator — fisherman.
- pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- pittacus — c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- plastics — made of plastic.
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- pussycat — a cat; pussy.
- quantics — Plural form of quantic.
- rachitis — rickets.
- racquets — Plural form of racquet.
- reascent — a further ascent
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- refracts — to subject to refraction.
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- rustical — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- sabbatic — of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- sacheted — contained in a sachet
- sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- sacristy — an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.
- sadistic — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- sagacity — acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
- salacity — lustful or lecherous.
- salt cod — salted and dried cod that is desalted by soaking before use.
- sanctify — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanctity — holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
- sanscrit — Sanskrit
- santalic — of sandalwood
- sarcenet — a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- sarmatic — of or relating to Sarmatia or its inhabitants
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.