7-letter words containing e, s, t, r
- oastler — Richard. 1789–1861, British social reformer; he campaigned against child labour and helped achieve the ten-hour day (1847)
- oersted — Hans Christian [hahns kris-tyahn] /hɑns ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1777–1851, Danish physicist.
- oestrum — Alternative spelling of estrum.
- oestrus — estrus.
- oldster — an old or elderly person.
- olestra — a synthetic oil used as a substitute for dietary fat: not digested or absorbed by the human body.
- orantes — orant.
- orestes — Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- orients — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orient.
- orontes — a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- osseter — a species of Russian sturgeon
- osteria — An Italian restaurant, typically a simple or inexpensive one.
- outsert — an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- overset — to upset or overturn; overthrow.
- parties — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- pastern — the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
- pelters — strong criticism or verbal abuse
- penster — a writer, esp of trivial things
- peritus — a Catholic theological expert and consultant who gives advice at an ecumenical council of the church
- persalt — (in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- persant — sharp or stabbing
- persist — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- pertest — boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
- pertuse — punctured or perforated
- petrous — denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- piaster — a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- piastre — a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- plaster — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- popster — a pop star
- postern — a back door or gate.
- posture — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- precast — to cast (a concrete block or slab, etc.) in a place other than where it is to be installed in a structure.
- present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- presift — to sift something preliminarily
- presort — to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- prestel — a videotex system in which information could be received via a telephone line and viewed on an adapted television
- prester — (in mythology) a venomous serpent
- preston — a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- pretest — an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- prevost — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1862–1941, French novelist and dramatist.
- priests — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- primest — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- prosect — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prostie — a prostitute.
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- proteus — Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- prowest — valiant.
- psalter — the Biblical book of Psalms.