8-letter words containing i, r, u
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- residuum — the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
- resinous — full of or containing resin.
- resubmit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- resuming — to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.
- resupine — lying on the back; supine.
- reticule — a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- retinula — a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- returnik — a person returning or intending to return to his or her own country, esp the former Soviet Union
- reuchlin — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- rheingau — a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- ride out — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- rigaudon — rigadoon.
- rightful — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- rigorous — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- rimouski — a city in SE Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- rinceaux — an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- ring out — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- rio azul — an archaeological site in the jungles of northern Guatemala, where a 1500-year-old painted Mayan tomb was discovered intact in 1984.
- rio muni — the mainland province of Equatorial Guinea on the Guinea coast: formerly the mainland portion of Spanish Guinea. 10,040 sq. mi. (26,003 sq. km).
- riot gun — a gun, especially a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury.
- risoluto — to be played firmly and decisively
- risorius — a facial muscle responsible for smiling
- ritenuto — held back momentarily
- ritually — an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- roburite — a flameless safety explosive used in mines
- rosarium — a rose garden.
- rosinous — rosiny
- roturier — a person of low rank; plebeian.
- rough it — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- roughish — rather rough: a roughish sea.
- roumania — Romania.
- roumelia — a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- round in — to haul in on (a line)
- rounding — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubaiyat — (in Persian poetry) a verse form consisting of four-line stanzas
- rubbishy — full of rubbish: a rubbishy cellar.
- rubicund — red or reddish; ruddy: a rubicund complexion.
- rubidium — a silver-white, metallic, active element resembling potassium, used in photoelectric cells and radio vacuum tubes. Symbol: Rb; atomic weight: 85.47; atomic number: 37; specific gravity: 1.53 at 20°C.
- rubrical — reddish; marked with red.
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- ruddiest — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.