8-letter words containing a, s, r, i
- reinsman — a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- repraise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- resinata — a type of white wine from Greece
- resinate — to treat with resin, as by impregnation.
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- ribgrass — English plantain.
- richards — a male given name.
- rickshaw — jinrikisha.
- rift saw — a saw used for cutting wood radially from a log.
- ringhals — a highly venomous snake, Hemachatus haemachatus, of southern Africa, related to the cobras, having one to three light-colored bands across its throat and characterized by its ability to accurately spit its venom up to 7 feet (2.1 meter) away.
- ringsail — ringtail (def 3).
- rinkhals — ringhals.
- rivaless — a female rival
- roadside — the side or border of the road; wayside.
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- romanism — Roman Catholicism.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- rosalind — a female given name.
- rosarian — a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- rosarium — a rose garden.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- royalism — the principles of royal government; monarchism
- royalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ruralism — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- ruralist — one who leads or advocates a rural life
- rustical — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- saarinen — Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- sabatier — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- sacristy — an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.
- safarist — a person on safari
- safranin — any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes, phenazine derivatives, used for dyeing wool, silk, etc.
- saharian — a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
- sailroom — the space on a ship for storing sails
- sailyard — a yard for a sail.
- salariat — the class of workers in an economy who receive salaries.
- salaried — receiving a salary: a salaried employee.
- salering — an enclosed area for livestock at market
- salinger — J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- salivary — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- samarium — a rare-earth metallic element discovered in samarskite. Symbol: Sm; atomic weight: 150.35; atomic number: 62; specific gravity: 7.49.
- samphire — a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- samsaric — of or relating to samsara
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- sanglier — a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.