8-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o
- start on — begin attacking
- stasimon — (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
- staunton — a city in N Virginia.
- stoating — the process or technique of finishing a facing, collar, or the like, or of mending material with concealed stitching.
- stockman — U.S. and Australia. a person who raises livestock.
- stonecat — a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- stoneham — a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- stoneman — a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- stonerag — a type of lichen, Parmela saxatilis, which produces a brown dye
- stopbank — an embankment to prevent flooding
- storeman — a man employed to look after a storeroom
- stotinka — a minor coin of Bulgaria, the 100th part of a lev.
- stovaine — a drug used for anaesthetic purposes and as a cocaine substitute
- stratton — Charles Sherwood ("General Tom Thumb") 1838–83, U.S. midget who performed in the circus of P. T. Barnum.
- strawson — Sir Peter (Frederick). 1919–2006, British philosopher. His early work deals with the relationship between language and logic, his later work with metaphysics. His books include The Bounds of Sense (1966) and Freedom and Resentment (1974)
- strontia — Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- subtaxon — a supplementary piece of identifying information in a plant's or animal's scientific name
- sudation — sweating; sweat
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- thanatos — an ancient Greek personification of death.
- thousand — a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- titanous — containing trivalent titanium.
- toasting — the act of raising a toast
- tonalist — a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- tongshan — former name of Xuzhou.
- tonsilar — of or relating to the tonsils
- torshavn — the capital of the Faeroe Islands, on the S tip of Streymoy Island.
- town gas — coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
- townsman — a native or inhabitant of a town.
- tsingtao — Older Spelling. a seaport in E Shandong province, in E China.
- wainscot — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- waitrons — Plural form of waitron.
- watsonia — any of various iridaceous plants of the genus Watsonia, native to southern Africa, having sword-shaped leaves and spikes of white or reddish flowers.
- whatnots — Plural form of whatnot.
- womanist — believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.
- xanthous — yellow.