8-letter words starting with so
- sodomite — an inhabitant of Sodom.
- sodomize — to subject to sodomy; commit sodomy upon.
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- soekarno — Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
- soembawa — Dutch name of Sumbawa.
- sofa bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- sofa-bed — a sofa that can be converted into a bed, either by folding out the seat or by lowering the back to be flush with the seat.
- soffioni — holes in a volcano through which steam is emitted
- soft hat — a hat made from soft rather than stiff and structured materials
- soft roe — milt (def 2).
- soft rot — a disease of fruits and vegetables, characterized by a soft, watery decay of affected parts, caused by any of several bacteria or fungi.
- soft top — the folding top of a convertible automobile.
- soft toy — stuffed plaything, plush
- soft-top — the folding top of a convertible automobile.
- softback — paperback book
- softball — a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a ball that is larger and softer than a baseball.
- softcore — of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography. Compare hard-core (def 2).
- softener — Chemistry. any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity. water softener.
- softhead — a half-witted or silly person
- softling — a weakling or something which has a soft nature
- softness — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- software — Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. Compare hardware (def 5).
- softwood — any wood that is relatively soft or easily cut.
- sogdiana — a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
- soilless — the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- soissons — a city in N France, on the Aisne River: battles a.d. 486, 1918, 1944.
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- solanine — a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light
- solarism — the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- solarium — a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- solarize — Photography. to reverse (an image) partially, as from negative to positive, by exposure to light during development.
- solation — to change from a gel to a sol.
- solatium — something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- sold out — having all tickets sold, as for a performance or engagement.
- sold-out — having all tickets sold, as for a performance or engagement.
- soldered — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- solderer — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- soldiery — soldiers collectively.
- solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- solecize — to commit a solecism
- soleless — the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- solemnly — grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- solenoid — Electricity. an electric conductor wound as a helix with small pitch, or as two or more coaxial helices, so that current through the conductor establishes a magnetic field within the conductor.
- solesmes — a Benedictine monastery in Solesmes, France, known especially for the work of its monks in editing and performing Gregorian chant.
- solfeggi — a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- solicits — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- solicity — a request
- solidago — any plant of the chiefly American genus Solidago, which includes the goldenrods: family Asteraceae (composites)
- solidare — an old coin
- solidary — characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.