8-letter words containing s, t, a, l
- bestowal — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- bistable — having two stable states
- blackest — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blandest — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- blastema — a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part
- blasting — a distortion of sound caused by overloading certain components of a radio system
- blastoff — Blastoff is the moment when a rocket leaves the ground and rises into the air to begin a journey into space.
- blastoid — a type of extinct echinoderm, which can be found in fossil form in regions of North America
- blastoma — a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function
- blastula — an early form of an animal embryo that develops from a morula, consisting of a sphere of cells with a central cavity
- bleakest — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- bootlast — a foot-shaped piece of wood or metal inserted into a boot or shoe to help it keep its shape
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- cafestol — A diterpene molecule present in coffee.
- calathus — a vase-shaped basket represented in ancient Greek art, used as a symbol of fruitfulness
- calixtus — (Alfonso de Borja; Alfonso Borgia) 1378–1458, Spanish ecclesiastic: pope 1455–58.
- callisto — a nymph who attracted the love of Zeus and was changed into a bear by Hera. Zeus then set her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major
- calorist — a believer in caloric theory
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- calumets — Plural form of calumet.
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- capitals — Plural form of capital.
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- capulets — Plural form of capulet.
- castable — able to be cast; suitable for casting
- castalia — a spring on Mount Parnassus: in ancient Greece sacred to Apollo and the Muses and believed to be a source of inspiration
- castilho — Antonio Feliciano de [ahn-taw-n-yoo fuh-lees-yah-noo] /ɑ̃ˈtɔˈn yu fə lisˈyɑ nu/ (Show IPA), 1800–75, Portuguese poet.
- castilla — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.
- castillo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- castling — the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- casualty — A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- catalase — an enzyme that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
- catalogs — Plural form of catalog.
- catalpas — Plural form of catalpa.
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catalyst — You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as a catalyst.
- catcalls — Plural form of catcall.
- catslide — (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- cattails — Plural form of cattail.
- cattalos — Plural form of cattalo.
- catullus — Gaius Valerius (ˈɡaɪəs vəˈlɪərɪəs). ?84–?54 bc, Roman lyric poet, noted particularly for his love poems
- catwalks — Plural form of catwalk.
- celestas — Plural form of celesta.
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chelates — Plural form of chelate.