8-Letter Words Starting with S: page 3

All 1,423 eight-letter words that start with S: page 3 of 4

SO

• sourcing11n. The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another...
• sourness8n. The condition or quality of being sour.
• sourpuss10n. A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch; a...
• sourwood12n. A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum...
• southern11adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
• southpaw16n. One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
• southron11n. Synonym of Lowlander: a Scottish person from the low lands south of the...
• souvenir11n. An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an...
• souvlaki15n. A Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables...

SP

• spacelab14n. A laboratory in outer space.
• spaceman14n. An astronaut, often a male astronaut.
• spacious12adj. Having plenty of space; roomy; capacious.
• spaetzle19n. A heavy egg noodle or dumpling used in the cuisine of southern Germany...
• spalling11n. The process of reducing (stone blocks, etc.) to an approximately level...
• spandrel11n. The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an...
• spangled12adj. Having spangles.
• spangler11n. Someone or something that spangles.
• spanking15adj. Fast and energetic.
• spanning11n. The process by which something is spanned.
• spanwise13adj. In the direction of a span.
• sparking15n. The act of producing a spark.
• sparkler14n. Anything that sparkles.
• sparling11n. A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
• sparring11n. The act of one who spars.
• sparsely13adv. In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.
• sparsity13n. The property of being sparse; sparseness.
• spartina10n. Cordgrass (Spartina).
• spasming13n. A spasm.
• spawning14n. The process by which something spawns.
• speaking15adj. Used in speaking.
• speakout14n. A public forum or meeting at which members of a community speak out...
• speargun11n. A tube-shaped gun that fires a barbed spear, almost always for...
• spearing11n. The stabbing of something with a spear.
• spearman12n. One who uses a spear; a soldier or warrior who fights with a spear; a...
• specific17adj. Explicit or definite.
• specimen14n. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
• specious12adj. Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
• speckled17adj. Marked with dots or spots, spotted.
• spectate12v. To attend an event as a spectator; to observe.
• spectral12adj. Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.
• spectrin12n. A contractile protein found on the surface of the membranes of blood...
• spectrum14n. A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded...
• specular12adj. Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.
• speculum14n. A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
• speedily14adv. In a speedy or fast manner.
• speeding12adj. Travelling very fast; moving at speed.
• speedrun11n. A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a...
• speedway17n. A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks...
• spelling11n. The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters...
• spending12n. An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
• sperling11n. A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
• spermine12n. A polyamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine, originally...
• sphagnum16n. Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which...
• sphenoid14adj. Having a wedge shape.
• spheroid14adj. Of a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
• spiccato14adj. Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and...
• spiffing17adj. Very good, excellent.
• spikelet14n. A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the...
• spillage11n. The process or action of spilling.
• spilling11n. The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles.
• spillway16n. A path designed to take away overflow safely.
• spinella10n. One of the small hard tooth-like structures that may be present on the...
• spinifex20n. Any of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand...
• spinless10adj. Without spin.
• spinning11n. The motion of something that spins.
• spinodal11adj. Describing the transformation of a system of two or more components in...
• spinosad11n. Any of a class of insecticides whose active ingredient is derived from...
• spinster10n. One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give...
• spiracle12n. A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for...
• spirally13adv. In a spiral fashion.
• spirifer13n. Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer...
• spirited11adj. Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
• spiritus10n. A breathing.
• spitball12n. A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal...
• spiteful13adj. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
• spitfire13n. A cannon.
• spitting11n. An appearance on the surface of melted silver or platinum allowed to...
• spittoon10n. A receptacle for spit (saliva); especially, one used by people using...
• splashed14adj. Very drunk.
• splasher13n. Someone who splashes.
• splatter10n. An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
• splaying14n. A shape or motion that splays.
• splendid12adj. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.
• splendor11n. Great light, luster or brilliance.
• splicing13n. The act by which things are spliced.
• splinter10n. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
• splitter10n. A person or a thing that splits.
• splotchy18adj. Marked or covered with large, irregular spots.
• splutter10n. A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or...
• spoilage11n. The part of something that has spoiled.
• spoilery13adj. Involving or relating to spoilers (disclosures of a story's twists or...
• spoiling11n. Plunder; pillage.
• sponging12n. The application of a sponge.
• spoofing14n. Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g....
• spookily17adv. In a spooky manner; eerily.
• spooking15n. A supernatural fright.
• spooling11n. The operation of placing something in temporary storage, i.e. a spool.
• spoonful13n. The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
• spooning11n. The act of picking something up with a spoon.
• sporades11n. Stars not included in any constellation.
• sporadic13adj. Rare and scattered in occurrence.
• sporting11adj. Pertaining to sports.
• sportive13adj. Playful, coltish.
• spotless10adj. Exceptionally clean.
• spotting11n. A spotted pattern.
• spouting11adj. That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.
• spraying14n. The act by which something is sprayed.
• spreader11n. An object or person who spreads.
• spriggan12n. In Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old...
• springer11n. A person that springs.
• sprinkle14v. To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance)...
• sprinter10n. A person who runs.
• spritely13adj. Of or relating to a sprite.
• spritzer19n. A chilled long drink, made from white wine and soda water, or fruit...
• sprocket16n. A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
• sprouted11adj. Having sprouts.
• spumante12n. Any of several Italian sparkling wines, some of which are made using...
• spurious10adj. False, not authentic, not genuine.
• spurning11n. The act of one who spurns.
• spurrier10n. A maker of spurs.
• spurring11n. An application of the spurs to a horse.
• spurting11n. The act of something that spurts.
• spycraft18n. The skills and techniques employed by spies.
• spyglass14n. A small portable telescope.

SQ

• squabble21n. A minor fight or argument.
• squaddie19n. A private in the army.
• squadron18n. A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from...
• squalane17n. A saturated triterpene hydrocarbon made by hydrogenating squalene; used...
• squalene17n. A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human...
• squamous19adj. Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
• squander18v. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
• squantum19n. A picnic on the beach, a clambake.
• squarely20adv. In the shape of a square; at right angles.
• squaring18n. The act or process by which something is squared (in various senses).
• squarish20adj. Approximately square.
• squashed21adj. Squeezed until flattened, or until a pulp.
• squatter17n. One who squats; one who sits down idly.
• squeaker21n. A party toy that uncoils with a squeaking sound when blown; a party...
• squealer17n. Any animal or person who squeals.
• squeegee18n. A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other...
• squeezer26n. Someone or something that squeezes.
• squelchy25adj. That squelches, or makes a squelching sound.
• squiggle19n. A short twisting or wiggling line or mark.
• squiggly22adj. Not straight; wavy and irregular.
• squirrel17n. Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
• squirter17n. One who, or that which, squirts.

SR

• sriracha13n. A Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers...

ST

• stabbing13adj. Sharp, intense.
• stabling11n. A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle; a stable.
• stablish13v. To establish.
• staccato12n. An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are...
• stacking15n. The act by which something is stacked.
• staffing15n. The practice of hiring and firing staff.
• staggers10n. Any of various diseases of animals that affect the nervous system...
• staghorn12n. The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
• stagnant9adj. Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying...
• stagnate9v. To cease to flow or run.
• stairway14n. A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or...
• stakeout12n. The act of watching a location or people, generally covertly.
• stalkery15adj. Characterized by or displaying an obsessive, inappropriate, or...
• stalking13n. The act of going stealthily.
• stalling9n. The act of a person or thing that stalls.
• stallion8n. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
• stallman10n. A male stallholder, especially one who sells books.
• stalwart11adj. Firmly or solidly built.
• stampede13n. A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals...
• stamping13n. The sound or action of one who stamps.
• standage10n. A reservoir of water accumulated at the bottom of a mine.
• standard10adj. Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
• standing10adj. Erect, not cut down.
• standish12n. A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.
• standoff15n. A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects...
• standout9adj. Exceptional; noteworthy.
• stanhope13n. A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed...
• stannary11adj. Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.
• stannate8n. Any salt of stannic acid.
• stanners8n. The small stones and gravel on the edge of a body of water; also...
• stannous8adj. Containing bivalent tin.
• stanzaic19adj. Of or pertaining to stanzas.
• stapling11n. The act by which something is stapled.
• starbase10n. A base (for trading, military operations, etc.) located in space, among...
• starched14adj. Of a garment: having had starch applied.
• starcher13n. Someone or something that starches.
• stardate9n. A date according to the fictional system of time measurement developed...
• stardock15n. A round dock with secured vessels resembling a star.
• stardust9n. Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a...
• starfall11n. The act of landing on a star.
• starfish14n. Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms...
• stargate9n. A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a...
• stargaze18v. To look at the stars at night.
• starkers12adj. Completely nude.
• starless8adj. Without visible stars.
• starlike12adj. Resembling a star.
• starline8n. A hypothetical or theoretical line connecting a series of stars within...
• starling9n. A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
• starosta8n. In Russia, the head man of a village community.
• starport10n. A port for interstellar craft.
• starring9v. That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead...
• starship13n. A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other...
• starting9n. The act of something that starts.
• startled9adj. Surprised and slightly frightened.
• starving12n. Starvation.
• stateful11adj. That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently...
• stateman10n. Synonym of statesman.
• statical10adj. Static.
• staticky17adj. Resembling or containing static.
• stations8n. An infrequent religious gathering of family and friends spread over a...
• statline8n. The statistics of a given player, as recorded in a line in a table.
• statuary11n. The craft of making statues.
• statured9adj. Of or having a certain kind of stature.
• staysail11n. A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running...
• steadier9n. That which steadies something.
• steadily12adv. In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
• steading10n. A farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns, stables, cattle-sheds...
• stealing9n. The action of the verb to steal, theft.
• stealthy14adj. Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
• steaming11n. The action of steam on something.
• stearate8n. Any salt or ester of stearic acid.
• stearoyl11n. The univalent radical derived from stearic acid by loss of the hydroxy...
• steatite8n. Soapstone. (often synonymous; more information at soapstone §...
• steeling9n. A strengthening with, or as if with, steel.
• steelman10n. A male steelworker.
• steelpan10n. A percussion instrument consisting of a drum made of steel, originally...
• steeping11n. An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.
• steepled11adj. Having a steeple.
• steerage9n. The art of steering.
• steering9n. Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.
• stellate8adj. Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
• stelling9n. A site or position (especially at shoreline or with reference to...
• stellite8n. Any of a range of alloys of cobalt and chromium.
• stellium10n. Satellitium.
• stemless10adj. Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed.
• stemming13n. Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
• stemness10n. An essential characteristic of a stem cell that distinguishes it from...
• stemware13n. Drinking glasses that have a stem, such as wine glasses or champagne...
• stenosis8n. An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular...
• stenotic10adj. Of or pertaining to a stenosis.
• stenting9n. The surgical act of placing a stent, or supporting tube, into an...
• stepback18n. A piece of furniture whose upper section is further back than the lower...
• stepdown14adj. Used to decrease the secondary voltage relative to the primary voltage.
• stephane13n. An Ancient Greek headdress like a coronet.
• stepless10adj. Without a step or steps.
• stepover13n. A type of espalier where the tree or bush is made to grow horizontally...
• stepping13n. The act of taking a step.
• stepside11adj. With the fenders and wheel wells outside of the main body shell.
• stepwell13n. A well in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps.
• stepwise13adj. One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal.
• sterling9n. An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
• sternite8n. The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod.
• stibnite10n. A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered...
• sticking15n. A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks.
• stickler14n. A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who...
• stickman16n. A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso.
• stickpin16n. An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the...
• stiction10n. The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion...
• stifling12adj. That stifles.
• stilbene10n. Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially...
• stilbite10n. A tectosilicate zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium...
• stiletto8n. A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
• stilling9n. The act by which something is made still.
• stillman10n. The person who operates a still (device for distilling liquids).
• stimming13n. Self-stimulation, especially in the context of autism, ADHD, and...
• stimulus10n. An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering...
• stingily12adv. In a stingy manner.
• stinging10adj. Having the capacity to sting.
• stingray12n. Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and...
• stinkbug15n. Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that...
• stinking13adj. Having a pungent smell.
• stinting9n. Act of one who stints.
• stirring9adj. Invigorating or inspiring.
• stitcher13n. One who stitches.
• stockade15n. An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
• stocking15n. A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg...
• stockist14n. A retailer or distributor who has stocks of a certain type of item for...
• stockman16n. A man who raises or looks after livestock.
• stockpot16n. A large pot, such as is used for making stock or for cooking large...
• stoicism12n. A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that...
• stolidly12adv. In a stolid manner.
• stomatal10adj. Relating to, or containing, a stoma.
• stompbox21n. A simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed...
• stomping13adj. In a way that stomps or suggests stomping; stompy; thumping.
• stonefly14n. Any of the freshwater aquatic insects in the order Plecoptera.
• stoneman10n. A miner who makes excavations in hard strata other than coal.
• stonking13adj. Impressively large; exciting.
• stooling9n. The production of stool or feces; defecation.
• stooping11adj. Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.
• stopband13n. A band of frequencies in which an electronic filter will not let...
• stopover13n. A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an...
• stoppage13n. A pause or halt of some activity.
• stopping13n. The act of something that stops; a halt.
• storable10adj. Able to be stored (without degradation).
• storeman10n. A warehouseman.
• storming11n. The act by which something is stormed.
• storyful14adj. Characteristic of a story; storylike.
• storying12n. The telling of a story or series of events.
• stovetop13n. The top of a stove; usually specifically the burners.
• stowaway17n. A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free...
• straddle10v. To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
• strafing12n. The act of one who strafes.
• straggle10v. To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
• straggly13adj. Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.
• straight12adj. Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its...
• strained9adj. Forced through a strainer.
• strainer8n. A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering...
• straiten8v. To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.
• stranded10adj. Abandoned or marooned.
• stranger9n. A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor...
• strangle9v. To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen...
• strapped13adj. Having a strap or straps.
• strapper12n. A large, strong, robust person (usually a man).
• strategy12n. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall...
• stratify14v. To become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
• strawhat14adj. Pertaining to summer theater productions outside an urban or...
• straying12n. The act of one who strays; deviation or sin, often sexual infidelity.
• streaked13adj. Bearing streaks.
• streaker12n. One who runs naked through a public place as a prank.
• streamed11adj. Divided into academic streams.
• streamer10n. A long, narrow flag, or piece of material used or seen as a decoration.
• strength12n. The quality or degree of being strong.
• stressed9adj. Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
• stressor8n. An environmental condition or influence that stresses (i.e. causes...
• stretchy16adj. Capable of stretching; elastic.
• streusel8n. A crumbly topping for cakes and quick breads. It is made of sugar...
• strewing12n. The act of scattering or spreading.
• striatal8adj. Pertaining to the corpus striatum.
• striated9adj. Having parallel lines or grooves on the surface.
• striatum10n. The caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus considered as a single...
• stricken14adj. Struck by something.
• strickly17adv. Strictly.
• strictly13adv. In a strict manner.
• strident9adj. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
• striding10n. The act of one who strides; a long step.
• striking13adj. Making a strong impression.
• strimmer12n. Synonym of string trimmer (“a powered, hand-held garden implement that...
• stringed10adj. Having strings.
• stringer9n. Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings...
• striping11n. A pattern of stripes.
• stripped13adj. Made of strips.
• striving12n. Effort; the act of one who strives.
• strobing11n. A brief flashing on and off, as of a stroboscopic lamp.
• stroking13n. The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.
• stroller8n. A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it...
• strombus12n. Any conch of the genus Strombus. Most subspecies are known as forms of...
• stronger9adj. Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former...
• strongly12adv. In a strong or powerful manner.
• strophic15adj. Using or containing strophes.
• struggle10n. A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a...
• strummer12n. One who strums a stringed musical instrument.
• strumpet12n. A female prostitute.
• strutter8n. Someone who struts.
• struvite11n. A hydrated magnesium-containing mineral Mg(NH₄)(PO₄)·6H₂O which is...
• stubbies12n. A pair of elasticised shorts.
• stubbing13n. The act by which something is stubbed.
• stubbled13adj. Covered in stubble; stubbly.
• stubborn12adj. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly...
• studding11n. The timber framework for a lath and plaster wall.
• studenty12adj. Of or pertaining to university students.
• studiolo9n. A study (room).
• studious9adj. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation...
• studying13n. The action of the verb to study.
• stuffing15n. The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
• stumpage13n. Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity.
• stumping13n. The act of somebody being stumped.
• stunning9adj. Having an effect that stuns.
• stunting9n. The act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off.
• stuntman10n. In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or...
• stupidly14adv. In a stupid manner.
• sturdily12adv. In a sturdy manner.
• sturgeon9n. Any of the marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that...
• stuttery11adj. Tending to stutter.
• stylized21adj. Made to conform to some style.

SU

• subacute12adj. Longer in duration than acute but shorter in duration than chronic.
• subadult11adj. Not yet adult.
• subagent11n. A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the...
• subarray13n. A contiguous subset of an array.
• subbasal12adj. Near or below the base.
• subbasin12n. A basin within a larger basin.
• subclass12n. A secondary class within a main class.
• subduing12n. The act of something being subdued.
• subdural11adj. Located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater.
• subequal19adj. Nearly equal.
• subfield14n. A smaller, more specialized area of study or occupation within a larger...
• subfloor13n. The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring or...
• subframe15n. A subsidiary frame (chunk of data).
• subgenre11n. One of several categories within a particular genre.
• subgenus11n. A subdivision of a genus.
• subgrade12n. The layer of native soil on which the foundation of a road is laid.
• subgraph16n. A graph or network that makes up part of a larger graph or network.
• subgroup13n. A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not...
• subhuman15adj. As asserted of animals.
• subhumid16adj. Having a humidity typical of grassland or prairie.
• subindex18n. A subsidiary index, or one that represents a sector of a larger one.
• sublayer13n. A layer underneath another.
• sublease10n. A lease sublet by a tenant or lessee to a subtenant.
• sublevel13n. An intermediate level between others in a mine.
• submerge13v. To sink out of sight.
• submodel13n. A distinct part of a larger model.
• suborder11n. A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
• suboxone17n. A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate...
• subpanel12n. A subsection of a panel.

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