8-letter words containing i, d, r, s
- soredium — a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- sourdine — mute (def 10).
- spaniard — a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- spheroid — a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.
- spin-dry — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spindler — a person who spindles
- spirated — twisted in a spiral
- spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sprained — (of a joint) having been injured by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
- sprigged — a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- springed — a snare for catching small game.
- sprinted — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- squirmed — to wriggle or writhe.
- squirted — to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice: The hose squirted all over us.
- steroids — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stinkard — a despicable person; stinker.
- stradiot — a soldier, usually of Greek or Albanian origin, who fought on horseback for the Venetian republic in the 15th and 16th centuries
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- striated — striated.
- strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- striding — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- strijdom — Johannes Gerhardus (joˈhanəs ɡeːrˈhɑːdəs). 1893–1958, South African statesman; prime minister (1954–58)
- stringed — fitted with strings (often used in combination): a five-stringed banjo.
- stripped — having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed: trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
- studiers — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- stupider — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- sturdier — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sturdily — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sturnoid — of or relating to starlings
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- sudarium — (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- sundries — miscellaneous items
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- surfbird — a sandpiperlike shorebird, Aphriza virgata, of the Pacific coast, breeding in Alaska and wintering in South America.
- surfside — next to the sea
- survived — to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of: His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
- swanndri — an all-weather heavy woollen shirt
- swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- synergid — one of two small cells that lie inside the embryo sac of a flowering plant and nourish the ovum.
- tarsioid — a fossil of the suborder Tarsioidea
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- tendrils — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- thyrsoid — having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.
- topsider — a light canvas shoe
- triadist — someone who composes triads
- unraised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- unrinsed — (of dishes, utensils, etc) not rinsed or washed with water
- upraised — If your hand or an object is upraised, you are holding it up in the air.
- virusoid — a small particle of RNA associated with the larger RNA of some infectious plant viruses.