8-letter words containing t, o, s, a
- 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.
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- soft hat — a hat made from soft rather than stiff and structured materials
- softback — paperback book
- softball — a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a ball that is larger and softer than a baseball.
- softhead — a half-witted or silly person
- software — Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. Compare hardware (def 5).
- 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.
- solvated — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- solvates — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- somatism — a psychiatrist who considers all mental illnesses to have physical origins.
- somatist — a psychiatrist who considers all mental illnesses to have physical origins.
- somegate — in some manner
- somewhat — in some measure or degree; to some extent: not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
- somniate — to dream
- sonatina — a short or simplified sonata.
- sonatine — a short or simplified sonata.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- sonorant — a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- soothsay — to foretell events; predict.
- sororate — subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- sortable — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- sortance — suitableness
- soterial — relating to salvation
- soulmate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- soupmeat — beef used for making soup stock.
- soutache — a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- spa town — a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health
- spathose — spathaceous.
- spaz out — an awkward or clumsy person.
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- st. malo — a fortified seaport in NW France, on the Gulf of St. Malo: resort; surrendered by German forces August 1944.
- staccato — shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato notes.
- stafford — Jean, 1915–79, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- staghorn — a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- stakeout — the surveillance of a location by the police, as in anticipation of a crime or the arrival of a wanted person.
- stallion — an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- stamboul — Istanbul
- stamford — a city in SW Connecticut.
- stamp on — tread heavily on