8-letter words containing e, r, n, s
- ironside — ("Ironside") a.d. c980–1016, English king 1016: defeated by Canute.
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- islander — a native or inhabitant of an island.
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- jaunters — Plural form of jaunter.
- jeerings — Plural form of jeering.
- jerkings — Plural form of jerking.
- jerseyan — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
- joinders — Plural form of joinder.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jordaens — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1593–1678, Flemish painter.
- journeys — Plural form of journey.
- journies — Plural form of journy.
- junipers — Plural form of juniper.
- kaiserin — the wife of a Kaiser
- kanarese — of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.
- kerenski — Aleksandr Feodorovich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1970, Russian revolutionary leader: premier 1917; in the U.S. after 1946.
- kerensky — ˌAlekˈsanˌdr Feodoˈrovich (ˌɑljɛkˈsɑnˌdəʀ fjɔdɔˈrɔvɪtʃ) ; äˌlyeksänˈdər fy^ōˌd^ōr^ōˈvich) 1881-1970; Russ. revolutionary leader: prime minister of Russia (July-Nov., 1917), overthrown by the Bolshevik Revolution: in the U.S. after 1940
- kerosene — a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
- kerosine — Alternative spelling of kerosene.
- kindreds — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kirkenes — a seaport in NE Norway held by Germans in World War II.
- kirstein — Lincoln, 1907–96, U.S. dance authority and writer.
- knackers — Plural form of knacker.
- knappers — Plural form of knapper.
- kneelers — Plural form of kneeler.
- knickers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- knockers — a person or thing that knocks.
- kremlins — Plural form of kremlin.
- kringles — Plural form of kringle.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- lanciers — Plural form of lancier.
- landseer — Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- lansberg — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- lanterns — Plural form of lantern.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- learners — Plural form of learner.
- lecterns — Plural form of lectern.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- leinster — a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- licenser — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licensor — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lingster — an interpreter
- linisher — a machine that polishes and makes the surface of a material smooth using a moving belt coated in an abrasive material
- listener — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- loosener — Something that loosens.
- lorestan — Luristan.