7-letter words starting with s
- sandhog — a laborer who digs or works in sand.
- sandhya — a ritual of worship and meditation performed three times a day by Hindus of the higher castes.
- sanding — the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sandino — Augusto (César) [ou-goos-taw se-sahr] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˈsɛ sɑr/ (Show IPA), 1893–1934, Nicaraguan revolutionary leader.
- sandlot — a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- sandman — the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- sandpit — a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- sandron — a male given name, form of Sandro.
- sanford — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 16,208 feet (4,940 meters).
- sangeet — (in India) a pre-wedding celebration
- sanghat — a fellowship or assembly, esp a local Sikh community or congregation
- sangoma — a witch doctor, healer, or herbalist
- sangria — an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- sangui- — blood
- sanicle — any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- sanious — characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- sankara — Shankara.
- sankhya — one of the six leading systems of Hindu philosophy, stressing the reality and duality of spirit and matter.
- sankuru — a river in S central Congo, flowing WNW to the Kasai River. 750 miles (1207 km) long.
- santali — the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
- santera — a priestess of Santería.
- santero — a priest of Santería.
- santims — a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- santoor — any of several types of dulcimer of Persian origin, usually trapezoidal in shape, played mainly in India, the Middle East, and Turkey
- sapajou — a capuchin monkey.
- saphead — a simpleton; fool.
- saphena — saphenous vein.
- sapiens — of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- sapient — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sapless — without sap; withered; dry: sapless plants.
- sapling — a young tree.
- saponin — any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- sapphic — pertaining to Sappho or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her.
- sapping — Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- sapporo — a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- saprobe — saprophyte.
- sapsago — a strong, hard, usually green cheese of Swiss origin, made with sour skim milk and sweet clover.
- sapulpa — a city in E central Oklahoma.
- sapwood — the softer part of the wood between the inner bark and the heartwood.
- saqqara — a village in S Egypt, S of Cairo: site of the necropolis of ancient Memphis; step pyramids; mastabas.
- saracen — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarafan — a Russian woman's cloak
- saragat — Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1988, Italian statesman: president 1964–71.
- sarangi — (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- saransk — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 9843 sq. mi. (25,493 sq. km). Capital: Saransk.
- sarapis — Serapis (def 1).
- sarapul — a city in the SE Udmurt Autonomous Republic, in the W Russian Federation in Asia, SE of Izhevsk, on the Kama River.
- saratov — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- sarawak — a state in the federation of Malaysia, on NW Borneo: formerly a British crown colony (1946–63) and British protectorate (1888–1946). About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Kuching.