8-letter words containing ass
- passbook — a bankbook.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- passerby — a person passing by.
- passible — capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.
- passions — desire
- passless — (of a person) having no pass or authorization
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- passport — an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter his or her native country.
- passw0rd — (security) A common default password, often given out by system administrtors to new users, the hope being that they will change it immediately.
- password — a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
- piassava — Also called monkey grass. a coarse, woody fiber obtained from either of two palms, Leopoldina piassaba or Attalea funifera, of South America, used in making brooms, mats, etc.
- pingrass — a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, with fernlike leaves
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- quassias — Plural form of quassia.
- rascasse — any of several scorpionfishes, as Scorpaena scrofa or S. porcus, of the Mediterranean Sea, used in making bouillabaisse.
- reassail — to assail (someone or something) again
- reassert — to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.
- reassess — to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
- reassign — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
- reassist — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- reassort — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- reassume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- reassure — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- red mass — a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost said as a blessing for the legal profession.
- ribgrass — English plantain.
- rotgrass — a type of grass that is thought to cause sheeprot
- ryegrass — any of several European grasses of the genus Lolium, as L. perenne (perennial ryegrass) grown for forage in the U.S.
- sargasso — a gulfweed.
- 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.
- 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.
- seagrass — Seagrass is a plant that grows in shallow salt water and is used especially to make mats and floor coverings.
- shag ass — to chase or follow after; pursue.
- silvassa — a union territory of India, located between Gujarat and Maharashtra, N of Mumbai. 190 sq. mi. (491 sq. km). Capital: Silvassa.
- ski pass — a ticket or pass authorizing the holder to ski in a certain place, resort, etc
- smartass — smart ass.
- spyglass — a small telescope.
- subclass — a primary division of a class.
- sunglass — burning glass.
- talassio — a god invoked at ancient Roman weddings, especially in epithalamions.
- tasseled — a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- tasswage — to assuage
- thalassa — the personification of the sea.
- the bass — the lowest part in a piece of harmony
- tightass — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person