8-letter words containing as
- rephrase — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- reseason — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- ribgrass — English plantain.
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- rotgrass — a type of grass that is thought to cause sheeprot
- run past — To run something past someone means the same as to run it by them.
- ryegrass — any of several European grasses of the genus Lolium, as L. perenne (perennial ryegrass) grown for forage in the U.S.
- sad case — a person considered to be ludicrously contemptible or pathetic
- saganash — (among the Algonquian Indians) a European
- san blas — Gulf of, a gulf of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama.
- sannyasi — Hinduism. a wandering beggar and ascetic.
- sarasota — a city in W Florida.
- sargasso — a gulfweed.
- sarrasin — buckwheat
- sash bar — muntin (def 1).
- sash saw — a small tenon saw used for cutting sashes
- sashayed — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- sashless — lacking a window or wall sash
- sassanid — a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.
- sassetta — Stefano di Giovanni [ste-fah-naw dee jaw-vahn-nee] /ˈstɛ fɑ nɔ di dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1392?–1450, Italian painter.
- sassiest — impertinent; insolent; saucy: a sassy reply; a sassy teen.
- sassolin — a boric acid found in the saline deposits of the hot springs near Sasso in Tuscany
- sasswood — a tropical African tree, Erythrophleum suavolens, of the legume family, having a poisonous bark and hard, durable wood.
- sastruga — Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- sastrugi — Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- sawgrass — any of various sedges of the genus Cladium, of tropical and temperate regions, having spiny, serrated leaves.
- sea bass — any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae. Compare black sea bass.
- sea wasp — any of various highly poisonous stinging jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, of tropical seas.
- seacoast — the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- seagrass — Seagrass is a plant that grows in shallow salt water and is used especially to make mats and floor coverings.
- seascape — a sketch, painting, or photograph of the sea.
- seashell — the shell of any marine mollusk.
- seashore — land along the sea or ocean.
- seasnail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- seasonal — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
- seasoned — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- seaspeak — the language used by sailors to ease communication between ships
- sedecias — Zedekiah.
- seedcase — a seed capsule; pericarp.
- setaside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- shag ass — to chase or follow after; pursue.
- shashlik — shish kebab.
- showcase — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- silastic — a flexible inert silicone rubber, used esp in prosthetic medicine
- silvassa — a union territory of India, located between Gujarat and Maharashtra, N of Mumbai. 190 sq. mi. (491 sq. km). Capital: Silvassa.
- siriasis — sunstroke.
- ski mask — a one-piece pullover covering for the head and face, generally of knitted material with holes for the eyes, the mouth, and sometimes the nose, originally worn by skiers and used to protect the face against cold and wind.
- ski pass — a ticket or pass authorizing the holder to ski in a certain place, resort, etc
- slapdash — in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.