8-Letter Words Starting with S: page 2

All 1,423 eight-letter words that start with S: page 2 of 4

SH

• shipmate15n. A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another.
• shipment15n. A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
• shipping16n. The transportation of goods.
• shipside14n. The part of a harbour or dock by a ship.
• shipyard17n. A place where ships are built and repaired.
• shirking16n. The act of one who shirks.
• shirring12n. Two or more rows of gathers used to decorate parts of garments, usually...
• shirting12n. Any fabric used to make shirts.
• shivambu18n. Urotherapy.
• shivaree14v. To serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and...
• shoaling12n. The formation of a shoal.
• shocking18adj. Inspiring shock; startling.
• shoddily16adv. In a shoddy manner; lacking quality and done poorly, usually in a cheap...
• shoebill13n. Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to...
• shoegaze21n. Synonym of shoegazing.
• shoehorn14n. A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding...
• shoelace13n. A lace used for fastening a shoe.
• shoeless11adj. Without shoes; not wearing shoes.
• shoggoth16n. A monstrous gelatinous creature featured in the horror fiction of H. P....
• shogunal12adj. Of or pertaining to a shogun.
• shooketh18adj. Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.
• shooting12adj. Moving or growing quickly.
• shootist11n. A person who is an expert user of firearms, especially a sharpshooter...
• shootout11n. A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
• shopgirl14n. A girl who works in a shop; a young saleswoman.
• shopkeep19n. A shopkeeper.
• shoplift16v. To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually...
• shopping16n. The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those...
• shopworn16adj. Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and...
• shortage12n. A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
• shortcut13n. A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
• shortfin14adj. Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by short fins.
• shorties11n. Short socks.
• shorting12n. Short selling.
• shortish14adj. Somewhat short; moderately short.
• shotacon13n. A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically...
• shotties11interj. Thanks, thank you, shot.
• shoulder12n. The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface...
• shouting12n. An instance of loud or highly audible acclamation, clamor, crying or...
• shoveler14n. One who, or that which, shovels.
• showband17n. A band that plays cover versions of popular songs.
• showboat16n. A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
• showcase16n. A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
• showdown18n. The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one...
• showgirl15n. A female performer in any of various (usually live) entertainment...
• showreel14n. A video portfolio demonstrating the talents of an actor, director, etc.
• showroom16n. A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's...
• showtime16n. The time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.
• shraddha16n. A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased...
• shrapnel13n. An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a...
• shredded14adj. Cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces.
• shredder13n. One who shreds or tears something.
• shrewdly18adv. In a shrewd manner.
• shrewish17adj. Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
• shrieker15n. One who shrieks.
• shrimper15n. One who fishes for or catches shrimp.
• shrinker15n. Something that makes something else shrink.
• shrouded13adj. Wearing, or provided with a shroud.
• shrunken15adj. Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
• shucking18n. The act or process of shucking maize.
• shuffled18adj. Jumbled together.
• shuffler17n. A person who shuffles.
• shunning12n. The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
• shunpike17n. A side road or route.
• shunting12n. The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the...
• shuriken15n. A dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a...
• shushing15n. The act of making a shush sound to silence somebody.
• shutdown15n. The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business...
• shutting12n. The act by which something is shut.
• shuttler11n. A badminton player.

SI

• sibilant10adj. Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack...
• sickened15adj. Disgusted or revolted.
• sickling15n. The deformation of red blood cells into an abnormal crescent shape.
• sickness14n. The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.
• sickroom16n. A room to be used by someone who is ill.
• sideband12n. The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave...
• sideburn11n. The unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been...
• sidehill12n. The side or slope of a hill; a sloping descent.
• sidekick19n. An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more...
• sideline9n. A line at the side of something.
• sideling10adj. Directed toward one side.
• sideload10v. To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a...
• sidelobe11n. The part of an antenna response pattern which is not contained in the...
• sidelong10adj. Directed to the side; sideways.
• sidereal9adj. Of or relating to the stars.
• siderite9n. A widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
• sidescan11adj. That scans sideways rather than straight down.
• sideshow15n. A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair or music...
• sideslip11n. A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move...
• sidespin11n. Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve...
• sidestep11n. A step to the side.
• sidetone9n. The effect of sound that is picked up by the telephone's mouthpiece and...
• sideview15adj. As viewed from the side.
• sidewalk16n. A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of...
• sidewall12n. The side of a tire.
• sideward13adj. Toward a side.
• sideways15adj. Moving or directed toward one side.
• sidewise12adv. Sideways.
• sighting13n. An instance of catching sight of something, especially something...
• sightsee12v. To go sightseeing; to visit places of interest in a city, town or...
• sigillum11n. A seal.
• signaler9n. Someone who signals.
• signally12adv. In a signal manner; conspicuously.
• signific14adj. Representing meaning.
• signoria9n. Lordship, especially in medieval Italian city states.
• signpost11n. A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
• silenced11adj. Made silent.
• silencer10n. An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
• silently11adv. In a silent manner; making no noise.
• silicate10n. Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed...
• silicene10n. A monolayer of silicon atoms packed together to resemble graphene.
• silicide11n. Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element.
• silicone10n. Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds...
• silkworm17n. Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons...
• siloxane15n. Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and...
• silphium15n. A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome...
• silvered12adj. Coated with silver, made reflective or shiny by application of metal.
• similary13adj. Similar.
• simplify18v. To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to...
• simulant10n. Something that simulates something else such as a gemstone.
• simulate10v. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties...
• sinecure10n. A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still...
• sinetron8n. A sitcom or soap opera.
• sinfonia11n. A symphony.
• sinfully14adv. In a sinful manner; wickedly.
• singable11adj. Capable of being sung.
• singeing10n. The act or process of slightly burning.
• singling10n. Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.
• singsong10n. A piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm.
• singular9adj. Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
• sinigang10n. A sour Filipino soup, usually made with tamarind.
• sinister8adj. Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
• sinkhole15n. A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to...
• sinology12n. The study of the history, language and culture of China; Chinese...
• sinusoid9n. A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
• siphonal13adj. Resembling or relating to a siphon.
• sisterly11adj. Of or characteristic of sisters.
• sitewide12adj. Throughout a site (either a physical place or a website).
• situated9adj. Located in a specific place.
• sixpence19n. A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.
• sixpenny20adj. Worth or costing six pennies.
• sixtieth18adj. The ordinal form of the number sixty.
• sizeable19adj. Standard spelling of sizable.
• sizzling27adj. Hot enough to make a hissing sound.

SK

• skeletal12n. Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually...
• skeleton12n. The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates...
• sketcher17n. One who sketches.
• skewness15n. The property of being skew.
• skicross14n. The sport of skiercross.
• skidding15n. The motion of something that skids.
• skillful15adj. Possessing skill; skilled.
• skilling13n. A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A...
• skillman14n. A gray-collar worker; someone who does skilled technical work.
• skimming17n. Something skimmed from a surface etc.
• skimpily19adv. In a skimpy manner.
• skimping17adj. Scanty; meagre; done inefficiently.
• skincare14n. The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.
• skinfold16n. A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by...
• skinhead16n. Someone with a shaved head.
• skinless12adj. Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a...
• skinnies12n. Synonym of skinny jeans.
• skinning13adj. Exceptionally cold.
• skinship17n. Bonding through physical (touch, skin-to-skin) contact; particularly...
• skinsuit12n. A skin-tight garment covering the torso or the whole of the body.
• skipjack27n. Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna.
• skipping17n. The act by which something is skipped or omitted.
• skirling13n. A small trout or salmon.
• skirmish17n. A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger...
• skirting13n. Skirting boards collectively.
• skittish15adj. Easily scared or startled; timid.
• skittles12n. A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to...
• skivvies18n. Underwear, especially men's underwear and especially men's underpants.
• skulking17n. The action of one who skulks.
• skullcap16n. A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above...
• skybound18adj. Confined to the sky.
• skycrane17n. A helicopter that is used for hauling large loads.
• skycycle22n. A bicycle capable of levitation.
• skydiver19n. Someone who skydives.
• skylight19n. A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural...
• skyrmion17n. Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to...
• skyscape19n. The view of the sky, often including the skyline.
• skyspace19n. An architectural design in which a room has a large hole in its...
• skywards19adv. In the direction of the sky; upwards.
• skywatch23v. To watch the sky for aircraft, satellites or UFOs or for stars, comets...

SL

• slabbing13n. An offcut of a tree trunk.
• slamball12n. A variety of basketball in which trampolines are positioned in front of...
• slamming13adj. Great; awesome.
• slanting9adj. Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
• slapdash14adj. Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
• slapdown14n. An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
• slapping13n. The act of giving a slap or slaps.
• slashing12n. The action of something that slashes.
• slattern8n. One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings...
• slattery11adj. Rainy; wet; sloppy.
• sledding11n. The act of sliding downhill, or transporting something, on a sled.
• sledging11n. The act of using a sledge to travel over snow.
• sleepies10n. Sleep (mucus in the eyes).
• sleepily13adv. In a sleepy manner.
• sleeping11adj. Asleep.
• sleepout10n. A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.
• sleeving12n. Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.
• slicking15n. A narrow vein of ore.
• slidably14adv. So as to be movable by sliding.
• slighted13adj. Cheated; short-changed; ripped off.
• slighter12n. One who slights.
• slightly15adv. Slenderly; delicately.
• slimline10adj. Gracefully slim or slender.
• slimming13adj. Making a person seem or become slimmer.
• slimness10n. The property of being slim.
• slinking13n. The act of one who slinks.
• slipcase12n. A box, open on one end, for keeping a set of books together.
• slippage13n. The act of slipping, especially from a secure location.
• slippery15adj. Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a...
• slipping13n. The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening...
• slipshod14adj. Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
• slipware13n. A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where...
• slithery14adj. That slithers; that moves like a snake.
• slitting9n. The act by which something is slit.
• slobbers12n. Any of various conditions in which an animal drools excessively (for...
• slobbery15adj. Wet and slimy, containing slobber, having the consistency of slobber.
• slogging11n. An act or an instance of slogging or working laboriously.
• sloppily15adv. In a sloppy manner, not neatly.
• slopping13n. Liquid that has been slopped.
• sloshing12n. A motion or action that sloshes.
• slotback16n. A particular position in American football, often a running back who...
• slothful14adj. Lazy; idle; tending to sloth.
• slotting9n. Allocation to a slot.
• slovenly14adj. Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
• slowdown15n. A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production...
• slowness11n. The quality or state of being slow.
• slugfest12n. A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.
• sluggard11n. A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
• slugging11n. A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
• sluggish13adj. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive.
• sluicing11n. The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a drenching.
• slumming13n. A period of associating with people or engaging in activities with a...
• slumping13adj. Making a slumping voice.
• slurping11n. A sound or motion that slurps.
• slurring9n. A slur mark in music.

SM

• smacking17n. A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
• smallcap14v. To set in small caps.
• smallish13adj. Somewhat small.
• smallpox19n. An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus...
• smallsat10n. A miniature artificial satellite.
• smarting11adj. Painful, sore.
• smartish13adj. Rather smart.
• smartpen12n. An electronic pen for the creation of computerized notes, diagrams, etc.
• smashers13n. Mashed potatoes.
• smashing14adj. Serving to smash (something).
• smearing11n. Something smeared or daubed.
• smectite12n. Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open...
• smelling11v. Used in adjectival compounds.
• smeltery13n. A building or place for smelting.
• smelting11n. The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from...
• smilodon11n. Any member of the extinct genus Smilodon, the saber-toothed tigers.
• smirking15n. The act of one who smirks.
• smithing14n. The work of a smith; the forging of metal.
• smocking17n. An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then...
• smokable16adj. Capable of or fit for being smoked (as tobacco, etc.).
• smokebox23n. A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented...
• smokeout14n. An activist event at which people gather to smoke recreational drugs...
• smoochie15n. A smooch; a kiss.
• smoothen13v. To make smooth.
• smoother13n. One who, or that which, smooths.
• smoothie13n. A smooth-talking person.
• smoothly16adv. In a smooth manner; smooth.
• smoulder11v. To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
• smudging13n. The act of something being smudged.
• smuggler12n. One who smuggles things.
• smugness11n. The state or quality of being smug.
• smurfing14n. The act of one who smurfs.

SN

• snackbar16n. A temporary banner informing the user of some action which happened or...
• snagging11n. An instance of something becoming snagged.
• snakebit14adj. Bitten by a snake.
• snakeman14n. A mythological creature that is part man and part snake.
• snapback18n. The reimposition of an earlier and usually higher tariff.
• snappily15adv. In a snappy manner.
• snapping13n. The sound or action of a snap.
• snappish15adj. Likely to snap or bite.
• snapshot13n. A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of...
• snarkily15adv. In a snarky manner.
• snarling9adj. Growling, having a snarl.
• snatched14adj. Good-looking.
• snatcher13n. One who snatches, or steals by snatching.
• sneakily15adv. In a sneaky manner.
• sneaking13n. The act of one who sneaks.
• sneering9adj. Contemptful, mocking.
• sneezing18n. The act of producing a sneeze.
• sniffily17adv. In a sniffy manner.
• sniffing15n. A sniff sound or action.
• sniffles14n. Any minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose...
• snifters11n. Synonym of sniffles or snuffles (“a minor ailment causing blocked...
• snippety15adj. Made up of short snippets.
• snipping13n. The act by which something is snipped or cut.
• snobbery15n. The property or trait of being a snob.
• snobbish15adj. Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly...
• snocross10n. A sport in which snowmobiles are raced at high speed on artificial...
• snookums14n. A term of endearment, especially for a child.
• snooping11n. A secret spying or investigation.
• snorting9n. A snort sound or action.
• snowball13n. A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement...
• snowbank17n. A heap of snow.
• snowbell13n. Any member of the genus Soldanella of flowering plants native to...
• snowbird14n. A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
• snowcone13n. A frozen dessert consisting of crushed ice and colored fruit flavoring...
• snowdrop14n. Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae...
• snowfall14n. An instance of falling of snow.
• snowless11adj. Without snow, not having any snow.
• snowmelt13n. Runoff from melting snow.
• snowpack19n. An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
• snowplow16n. A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as...
• snowshoe14n. A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
• snowsuit11n. An all-in-one waterproof insulating garment.
• snubbing13n. The act by which someone is snubbed; a rebuke.
• snuffbox23n. A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
• snuffers14n. Synonym of snuffer (“device to extinguish candles”).
• snuffing15n. The act by which a candle, etc. is snuffed out.
• snuggies10n. A type of tight-fitting knitted thermal underwear.
• snugness9n. The state or quality of being snug.

SO

• soapland11n. A kind of Japanese brothel, ostensibly for bathing.
• soapwort13n. Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
• sobering11adj. Causing more sober thought or concern.
• sobriety13n. The quality or state of being sober.
• sociable12adj. Tending to socialize or be social.
• sociably15adv. In a sociable manner; with free intercourse; conversibly; familiarly...
• socially13adv. In a social manner; sociably.
• societal10adj. Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities...
• socketed15adj. Having a socket.
• sockless14adj. Without socks; not wearing socks.
• sodalite9n. A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in...
• sodality12n. A fraternity, a society or association.
• sodomite11n. A native or inhabitant of Sodom.
• sodomize20v. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of sodomise.
• softback19n. A softcover or paperback book.
• softball13n. A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball...
• softcore13n. Pornography that does not contain depictions of explicit sexual...
• softened12adj. Made soft.
• softener11n. A water softener.
• softness11n. The quality of being soft.
• software14n. Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in...
• softwood15n. The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.
• soilless8adj. Lacking home soil; dispossessed.
• solander9n. A box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc...
• solanine8n. A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade...
• solarium10n. A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight...
• soldered10adj. Fastened by means of solder.
• soldiery12n. Soldiers considered as a group.
• solecism12n. An error or improper usage.
• solemnly13adv. In a solemn manner.
• solenoid9n. A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows...
• solidago10n. The goldenrod, or any of various similar plants in the genus Solidago.
• solidary12adj. Having community of interests and responsibilities; showing solidarity.
• solidify15v. To make solid; convert into a solid body.
• solidity12n. The state or quality of being solid.
• solitary11n. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
• solitude9n. Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.
• solstice10n. One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from...
• solubles10n. Liquid, containing dissolved and dispersed solids, that is a byproduct...
• solution8n. A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by...
• solvable13adj. Capable of being solved.
• solvated12adj. Combined with molecules of a solvent.
• solvency16n. The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's...
• somatics12n. Any of several holistic approaches to physical therapy that attempt to...
• somberly15adv. In a somber manner.
• sombrero12n. A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a...
• somebody16pron. Some unspecified person.
• somedays14adv. On certain days, or at certain times; sometimes.
• somemore12adv. Moreover; introduces additional information to illustrate a point the...
• somepony15pron. Synonym of somebody.
• somesuch15adj. Of the same or similar kind.
• sometime12adv. At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
• someways16adv. Somehow, in an unspecified manner; someway.
• somewhat16adv. To a limited extent or degree; not completely.
• sonatina8n. A musical composition resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler.
• songbird12n. A bird having a melodious song or call.
• songbook15n. A book containing songs.
• songfest12n. An event, often informal, where people sing together for the pleasure...
• songline9n. A path across the land (or sometimes the sky) marking the route...
• songster9n. A man who sings songs, especially as a profession; a male singer.
• sonobuoy13n. A buoy that sends a radio signal when it detects the sound of...
• sonogram11n. A spectrogram.
• sonorant8n. A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal...
• sonority11n. The property of being sonorous.
• sonorous8adj. Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
• soothing12adj. Tending to soothe or mollify.
• sorbitan10n. A dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and...
• sorbitol10n. A faintly sweet alcohol C₆H₁₄O₆ that occurs in some fruits, is made...
• sorcerer10n. A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
• soreness8n. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
• sorority11n. A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
• sorption10n. Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.
• sorrowed12adj. Made sad, caused to feel sorrow.
• sortable10adj. That can be sorted.
• souchong14n. Any of several varieties of aromatic black tea from China.
• soulless8adj. As if without a soul; insensitive, unfeeling.
• soulmate10n. Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally...
• soundbar11n. A bar containing multiple speakers that can be mounted under or...
• sounding10n. The action of the verb to sound.
• soundman11n. A technician who works with the sound recording and sound effects for...
• soundset9n. A collection of electronically stored sounds, used in synthesizers...

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