6-letter words containing i, s, r
- riscix — (operating system) /risk-icks/ (Or "RISC iX") BSD-based Unix developed by Acorn Computers Ltd. (Cambridge, UK) to run on 32-bit ARM RISC processors. RISCiX was launched circa 1989 for three production machines - the R140, R260, the discless R225; and other prototypes.
- riscpc — (computer) The final addition to Acorn's Archimedes family of personal computers, released in April 1994. The RiscPC allowed a second processor, e.g. an Intel 486 or a second ARM, to share the bus, memory and peripherals with the main processor. It also had full 24-bit colour graphics support. The Risc PC 600 (the first to be launched) had the new ARM600 processor and RISC OS 3.5. The RiscPC 700 had an ARM710 processor and RISC OS 3.6, and the SA had the StrongARM processor and RISC OS 3.7. RiscPCs are among the most energy efficient home computers.
- rising — advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke.
- risker — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- risque — daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color: a risqué story.
- ristra — a string of dried chilies, garlic, or other foodstuffs.
- rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- rivers — a person who rives.
- rivets — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- romish — of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- rosbif — a term used in France for an English person
- roscid — dewy
- rosily — with a rosy color.
- rosina — a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rosita — a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rudish — somewhat rude
- rusine — of or relating to the rusa
- ruskin — John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
- russia — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- russki — a contemptuous term used to refer to a Russian.
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- rustin — Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- safari — a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- sailer — Anton [ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), ("Toni") 1935–2009, Austrian skier.
- sailor — a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- santir — a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sardis — an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- sarmie — a sandwich
- sarnia — a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sarnie — sandwich
- satire — the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori — sudden enlightenment.
- savior — a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.
- sbirro — a police officer in Italy
- scoria — Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scribe — Augustin Eugène [oh-gys-tan œ-zhen] /oʊ güsˈtɛ̃ œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1791–1861, French dramatist.
- scrike — to shriek
- scrimp — to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed by on): They scrimped and saved for everything they have. He spends most of his money on clothes, and scrimps on food.
- scrine — a shrine or a bookcase
- script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- seiner — a person who fishes with a seine.
- seisor — a person who takes seisin
- seizer — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- seizor — a person who takes possession of a freehold estate
- senior — older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please. I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def 1).
- serbia — a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serein — fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serial — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- series — a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- serine — a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;