8-letter words containing s
- adrastus — a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes, of whom he was the sole survivor
- adrenals — Plural form of adrenal.
- adscript — a serf bound to the land which they work or occupy, and who can be bought or sold along with it
- adsorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of adsorb.
- adsorber — something which adsorbs
- adultism — A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children).
- advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
- advisees — one of a group of students assigned to a faculty adviser for help in selection of a course of studies.
- advisers — Plural form of adviser.
- advising — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- advisors — Plural form of advisor.
- advisory — An advisory group regularly gives suggestions and help to people or organizations, especially about a particular subject or area of activity.
- advowson — the right of presentation to a vacant benefice
- aeacides — a patronymic for any of the descendants of Aeacus, as Achilles, Peleus, and Telamon.
- aedeagus — the phallus of a male insect.
- aegyptus — a king of Egypt and twin brother of Danaüs
- aequalis — (grammar) The case conveying an equality with another noun, equivalent to
- aerators — Plural form of aerator.
- aerobics — Aerobics is a form of exercise which increases the amount of oxygen in your blood, and strengthens your heart and lungs. The verb that follows aerobics may be either singular or plural.
- aerosols — Plural form of aerosol.
- aerostat — a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon
- aesculin — a chemical found in the bark of horse-chestnut trees
- aesopian — of Aesop or characteristic of his fables
- aesthete — An aesthete is someone who loves and appreciates works of art and beautiful things.
- aestival — of or occurring in summer
- afflatus — an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
- afflicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict.
- affluxes — Plural form of afflux.
- afforest — to plant trees on; convert into forested land
- affronts — Plural form of affront.
- affusion — the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his head
- afghanis — Plural form of afghani.
- afrasian — of Afrasia.
- aftersun — a moisturizing lotion applied to the skin to soothe sunburn and avoid peeling
- aga saga — a novel or drama depicting the lives and concerns of the English middle classes
- agaricus — any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.
- agathism — The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
- agathist — A person who believes in agathism.
- agedness — the property of being aged
- agemates — Plural form of agemate.
- agencies — Plural form of agency.
- agendums — matters to be attended to, as at a meeting of a committee
- agenesia — absence of or failed development of a body part.
- agenesis — (of an animal or plant) imperfect development
- agerasia — An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
- agitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agitate.
- aglisten — refulgent; glistening.
- aglossia — congenital absence of the tongue
- agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
- agonised — Simple past tense and past participle of agonise.