8-letter words containing sa
- resaddle — to saddle (a horse etc) again
- resalute — to salute or greet again
- resample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- responsa — the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- rift saw — a saw used for cutting wood radially from a log.
- ringsail — ringtail (def 3).
- rosalind — a female given name.
- rosamond — a feminine name: dim. Roz
- rosamund — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “horse” and “protection.”.
- rosarian — a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- rosarium — a rose garden.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- rucksack — a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, etc.
- saaremaa — an island in the Baltic, at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga, belonging to Estonia. 1048 sq. mi. (2714 sq. km).
- saarinen — Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- saarland — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- sabadell — a city in NE Spain, N of Barcelona.
- sabatier — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- sabatini — Rafael [raf-ee-uh l] /ˈræf i əl/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Italy.
- sabbatic — of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- sabotage — any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
- saboteur — a person who commits or practices sabotage.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- sabulous — sandy; gritty.
- saburral — relating to saburra
- saccades — the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
- saccadic — characterized by discontinuous or sporadic movement; jerky.
- sacchar- — saccharo-
- saccular — having the form of a sac.
- sacculus — a saccule.
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- sacheted — contained in a sachet
- sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- sackless — innocent or not deserving of punishment
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sacristy — an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.
- sad case — a person considered to be ludicrously contemptible or pathetic
- sad sack — a pathetically inept person, especially a soldier, who continually blunders in spite of good intentions.
- sad tree — night jasmine (def 1).
- sad-eyed — having eyes with a sad expression
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- saddling — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- sadducee — a member of a Palestinian sect, consisting mainly of priests and aristocrats, that flourished from the 1st century b.c. to the 1st century a.d. and differed from the Pharisees chiefly in its literal interpretation of the Bible, rejection of oral laws and traditions, and denial of an afterlife and the coming of the Messiah.
- sadistic — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- safarist — a person on safari
- safe sex — sexual activities in which precautions have been taken, as by the use of a condom, to minimize the chances of spreading or contracting a sexually transmitted disease.