8-letter words containing e, r, n, s
- sexenary — senary.
- shagreen — an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc.
- share in — receive part of
- shareman — a member of a fishing-boat crew who shares profits with the boat's owner in lieu of wages
- sharleen — a female given name.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- shearman — a person whose occupation it is to trim or shear cloth
- sheering — to deviate from a course, as a ship; swerve.
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- shinnery — a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- shireman — a sheriff
- shirleen — a female given name, form of Shirley.
- shnorrer — a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
- shoehorn — a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily.
- shoreman — a person who lives on the shore
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- shrinker — a person or thing that shrinks.
- shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
- shuriken — a martial-arts weapon usually in the shape of a star or cross with sharp protruding edges, thrown with a spin towards the target
- shvernik — Nikolai [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Russian government official: president of the Soviet Union 1946–53.
- siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- sickener — something that sickens or disgusts.
- signieur — a lord
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- silencer — a person or thing that silences.
- sincerer — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- sinecure — an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- sinister — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- sirenian — an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- sirening — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sirenize — to allure, esp by melodious singing
- sironize — to treat (a woollen fabric) chemically to prevent it wrinkling after being washed
- sirvente — a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- skincare — use of toiletries on the skin
- skinnery — a place where skins are prepared, as for the market.
- skinnier — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- skyborne — airborne.
- slattern — a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- sleipnir — the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- slovenry — slovenliness
- smyrnean — of or relating to Smyrna, Turkey.
- snailery — a place where snails are bred
- snatcher — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- sneakers — a high or low shoe, usually of fabric such as canvas, with a rubber or synthetic sole.
- sneering — to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
- snickery — of, pertaining to, or resembling a snicker
- sniggler — to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places.
- sniveler — to weep or cry with sniffling.