8-letter words containing e, s, r, o
- resorter — a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
- resought — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- resource — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- responsa — the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- resprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- restoral — restoration.
- restorer — person who mends antiques
- restroom — rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.
- resummon — to summon again
- retrorse — turned backward.
- revision — the act or work of revising.
- revisory — pertaining to or for the purpose of revision.
- reynolds — a male given name, form of Reginald.
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- 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.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- ribosome — a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- roadside — the side or border of the road; wayside.
- roadster — an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- rockless — lacking rocks
- rockrose — any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum.
- role set — the set of roles associated with a single social stratum.
- roofless — having no roof.
- roomsome — roomy or spacious
- rootless — having no roots.
- ropiness — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rose box — a perforated metal box used as a strainer; strum.
- rose hip — hip2 .
- rose oil — a pale yellow, green, or red, volatile, fragrant, sweet-tasting liquid, obtained by steam distillation from fresh roses, especially damask roses: used in flavoring and perfume.
- rose-cut — (of a gemstone) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
- rose-red — of a pure purplish-red colour
- roseanna — a female given name.
- rosebery — Archibald Philip Primrose [prim-rohz] /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ (Show IPA), 5th Earl of, 1847–1929, British statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.
- rosebowl — a decorative bowl for displaying roses
- roseburg — a city in W Oregon.
- rosebush — a shrub that bears roses.
- rosedale — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- rosefish — redfish (def 1).
- roseless — having no rose
- rosellen — a female given name.
- rosemary — an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- rosemead — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- rosemont — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- roseroot — any of certain perennial mountain plants, as Sedum rosea, Sedum rhodiola, or Rhodiola rosea, so called because the roots smell like roses.