8-letter words containing sa
- isarithm — isopleth.
- isaurian — of or relating to Isauria, an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
- issachar — a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:18.
- jessamyn — a female given name, form of Jasmine.
- jigsawed — Simple past tense and past participle of jigsaw.
- kalidasa — flourished 5th century a.d, Hindu dramatist and poet.
- kasavubu — Joseph, 1917?–69, African political leader: first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now Zaire) 1960–65.
- kawasaki — a seaport on SE Honshu, in central Japan, SW of Tokyo.
- keepsake — anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.
- keepsaky — like or suitable for a keepsake, usually specifically of a volume of material made and given as a keepsake in the 19th century
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- kielbasa — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kinshasa — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- kissably — in a kissable way
- kitasato — Shibasaburo [shee-bah-sah-boo-raw] /ʃiˈbɑ sɑˈbu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1931, Japanese bacteriologist.
- knapsack — a canvas, nylon, or leather bag for clothes, food, and other supplies, carried on the back by soldiers, hikers, etc.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- kursaals — Plural form of kursaal.
- la salle — (René) Robert Cavelier [ruh-ney raw-ber ka-vuh-lyey] /rəˈneɪ rɔˈbɛr ka vəˈlyeɪ/ (Show IPA), Sieur de, 1643–87, French explorer of North America.
- lantsang — Chinese name of Mekong.
- lapsable — liable to lapse.
- lasagnas — Plural form of lasagna.
- lassalle — Ferdinand [fur-dn-and;; German fer-di-nahnt] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd;; German ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1825–64, German socialist and writer.
- lausanne — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- leasable — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- linsangs — Plural form of linsang.
- losartan — An angiotensin receptor antagonist that shows antihypertensive activity.
- lugsails — Plural form of lugsail.
- lusatian — a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- lysandra — a female given name.
- macassar — a seaport on SW Sulawesi (Celebes), in central Indonesia.
- madrasah — a school or college, especially a school attached to a mosque where young men study theology.
- madrasas — Plural form of madrasa, an alternative spelling of 'madrassah'.
- madrassa — Alternative spelling of madrasah.
- maiasaur — a large hadrosaur, Maiasaura peeblesorum, that is thought to have cared for its young.
- mainsail — the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- makassar — a former name of Ujung Pandang.
- manassas — a town in NE Virginia: battles of Bull Run 1861, 1862.
- mansards — Plural form of mansard.
- mantissa — Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm. Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- marchesa — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- marquesa — A Spanish marchioness.
- marsalis — Wynton [win-tn] /ˈwɪn tn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, U.S. jazz and classical music trumpeter, jazz composer, educator, and executive.
- marsanne — a white grape grown in the N Rhône region of France and in California and Australia, used for making wine
- masaccio — (Tommaso Guidi) 1401–28? Italian painter.
- massacer — Archaic form of massacre.
- massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.