8-letter words containing s, t, a, i, o
- outraise — To raise more of something than someone else; often used specifically in reference to fundraising.
- ovaritis — oophoritis.
- ovations — Plural form of ovation.
- parodist — a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- patinous — patinated.
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- phaistos — an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- piscator — fisherman.
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence
- postpaid — envelope, card: prepaid
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- prosaist — a person who writes prose.
- protasis — the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if. Compare apodosis.
- protista — a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- royalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- sailboat — a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- saint-lô — a department in NW France. 2476 sq. mi. (6413 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Lô.
- saltillo — a state in N Mexico. 58,067 sq. mi. (150,395 sq. km). Capital: Saltillo.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- santiago — a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Capital: Santiago.
- santonin — a crystalline compound, C 1 5 H 1 8 O 3 , the active principle of santonica.
- santorin — Thera.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- sarodist — a person who plays the sarod
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- saxonite — any peridotite rock composed mainly of olivine and orthopyroxene
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- shitload — a lot of something; a large amount.
- sigatoka — a disease of bananas, characterized by discolored spots on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Mycosphaerella musicola.
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- socratic — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- sodalist — a member of a sodality.
- sodalite — a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- sodality — fellowship; comradeship.
- solation — to change from a gel to a sol.
- solatium — something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- solidate — a parcel of land whose value is equal to a solidus
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- somatism — a psychiatrist who considers all mental illnesses to have physical origins.