7-letter words containing s, t, a, y
- martyrs — Plural form of martyr.
- mastery — command or grasp, as of a subject: a mastery of Italian.
- nasmyth — James. 1808–90, British engineer; inventor of the steam hammer (1839)
- nastily — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- ostiary — Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- outlays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlay.
- outstay — to stay longer than.
- oxysalt — any salt of an oxyacid.
- paylist — a list of people to be paid
- paystub — A paystub is a piece of paper given to an employee when he or she is paid stating how much money has been earned and how much has been taken from that sum for things such as tax.
- pytheas — 4th century bc, Greek navigator. He was the first Greek to visit and describe the coasts of Spain, France, and the British Isles and may have reached Iceland
- pythias — the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- sagathy — a type of light, woollen fabric
- saintly — pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives.
- saltily — in a salty manner
- satiety — the state of being satiated; surfeit.
- satisfy — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- satrapy — the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
- satyral — a mythical beast in heraldry thought to have a lion's body, an antelope's tail and horns, and an old man's face
- satyric — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- satyrid — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- scantly — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scytale — a tool used to transmit secret messages by way of wrapping a strip of leather around a cylinder and writing on it. The leather is then unwound and must be wrapped around a cylinder of the same size to read the message. Used by the Ancient Greeks, particularly the Spartans
- scythia — the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.
- sectary — a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- shakhty — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in the Donets Basin.
- shantey — chantey.
- shaytan — Ash-Shaytān.
- sheathy — resembling or constituting a sheath
- slayton — Donald Kent ("Deke") 1924–1993, U.S. astronaut.
- smartly — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- snatchy — consisting of, occurring in, or characterized by snatches; spasmodic; irregular.
- squatty — short and thick; low and broad.
- stachys — any plant of the genus Stachys, esp S. lanata (lamb's ears) and S. officinalis (betony)
- stagery — theatrical effects or techniques, or the arrangement of a production on stage
- staidly — of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
- standby — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- stanley — Arthur Penrhyn [pen-rin] /ˈpɛn rɪn/ (Show IPA), (Dean Stanley) 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
- starchy — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- starkey — a push button on a telephone or other electronic device that is marked with an asterisk, often in the lower left-hand area.
- starkly — sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness.
- starsys — Convergent Technologies Operating System
- stately — majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home.
- statusy — conferring or having status or prestige
- stay in — remain at home
- stay on — remain
- stay up — not go to bed
- staying — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- stayman — a variety of apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
- strappy — A strappy dress or top has thin shoulder straps.