8-letter words containing i, s, r
- hesperid — any small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hi-riser — a couch with two mattresses, one below the other on a separate frame, that is convertible into a double bed or two single beds
- hickorys — a city in W North Carolina.
- hidrosis — the excessive production of sweat.
- high-res — high-resolution.
- highrise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- hipsters — hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers (def 2).
- his/hers — his or hers
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- histrion — (obsolete) A stage actor.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- honorius — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- horizons — Plural form of horizon.
- hormesis — Stimulation by the use of a low concentration of a toxin.
- hornists — Plural form of hornist.
- hourlies — Plural form of hourly.
- huissier — an usher
- humidors — Plural form of humidor.
- humorism — (medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.
- humorist — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- hydrides — Plural form of hydride.
- hydroids — Plural form of hydroid.
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- hysteric — Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- iberises — Plural form of iberis.
- icebergs — Plural form of iceberg.
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- idoliser — (UK) alternative spelling of idolizer.
- igdrasil — Ygdrasil
- ignorers — Plural form of ignorer.
- illusory — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- illustre — (obsolete) illustrious.
- imbibers — to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.
- imbowers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower.
- imbursed — Simple past tense and past participle of imburse.
- immersed — plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
- immerses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immerse.
- imperils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperil.
- implores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implore.
- imporous — having no pores, having a compact texture, solid
- imposter — a tax; tribute; duty.
- impostor — a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- imposure — the act of imposing: the imposure of a decree.