8-letter words containing e, a, s, t
- quartets — Plural form of quartet.
- quartzes — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- questant — a person who quests
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- racquets — Plural form of racquet.
- radiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radiate.
- radwaste — radioactive waste.
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- ramsgate — a seaport in NE Kent, in SE England: resort.
- raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- raptures — expressions of ecstatic joy
- rarities — something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
- ratables — property that is liable to rates
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- ratsbane — rat poison.
- readjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- realties — real property or real estate.
- rearmost — farthest in the rear; last.
- rearrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- reascent — a further ascent
- reassert — to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.
- reassist — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- reassort — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- red star — any star with a low surface temperature and a reddish color, as a red giant or a red dwarf.
- redstart — any of several small, Old World thrushes, usually with reddish-brown tails, especially Phoenicurus phoenicurus (European redstart)
- refasten — to fasten again
- refracts — to subject to refraction.
- regalist — a person who believes in or promotes regalism
- remaster — to make a new master tape or record from an old master tape, usually to improve the fidelity of an old recording.
- remnants — a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- resalute — to salute or greet again
- resinata — a type of white wine from Greece
- resinate — to treat with resin, as by impregnation.
- resonant — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- resonate — to resound.
- rest day — a holiday; a day when people do not have to work
- restable — to put (horses, animals, etc) in a stable again
- restoral — restoration.
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- rheostat — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- roadster — an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- rostrate — furnished with a rostrum.
- rosulate — forming a rosette or rosettes.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- rustable — liable to rust
- sabatier — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- sabotage — any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.