8-letter words containing n, o, r, t
- ringbolt — a bolt with a ring fitted in an eye at its head.
- ringtone — telephone's ringing sound
- ringtoss — a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
- riot gun — a gun, especially a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury.
- rip into — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- ritenuto — held back momentarily
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- roborant — strengthening.
- robstown — a city in S Texas.
- rodentia — the order comprising the rodents.
- roentgen — Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- rogation — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- romanite — a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- rondelet — a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rosemont — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- rotarian — a member of a Rotary Club.
- rotating — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- rotation — the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- rotenone — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 2 3 H 2 2 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- round to — to turn the bow of a vessel into the wind
- roundlet — a small circle or circular object.
- 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.
- routeman — a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubstone — a stone, especially a whetstone, used for polishing or sharpening.
- ructions — disturbance
- run into — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- run riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- runabout — a small, light automobile or other vehicle, usually with an open top; roadster.
- sanatory — favorable for health; curative; healing.
- sandwort — any plant belonging to the genus Arenaria, of the pink family, having narrow leaves and clusters of usually white flowers, many of which grow in sandy soil.
- santorin — Thera.
- scranton — William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- seafront — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- short on — having little length; not long.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- snorting — (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
- snot rag — a handkerchief
- snot-rag — a handkerchief.
- snottery — snot or filth