8-letter words containing o, r, a, e
- rondavel — a circular often thatched building with a conical roof
- roommate — a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.
- ropeable — ropable.
- ropewalk — a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.
- roseanna — a female given name.
- rosedale — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- rosemary — an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- rosemead — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- rosewall — Ken(neth R.) born 1934, Australian tennis player.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- ross sea — an arm of the Antarctic Ocean, S of New Zealand, extending into Antarctica.
- rostrate — furnished with a rostrum.
- rosulate — forming a rosette or rosettes.
- rota bed — a bed in an old people's home, reserved for the regular respite care of dependent old people
- rotative — rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- rotifera — the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- rotovate — to break up (the surface of the earth, or an area of ground) using a Rotavator
- roughage — rough or coarse material.
- rouleaux — a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.
- roumelia — a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- rousseau — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Le Douanier") 1844–1910, French painter.
- routeman — a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- routeway — a track, road, waterway, etc, used as a route to somewhere
- royal we — we (def 5).
- royalize — make royal
- saboteur — a person who commits or practices sabotage.
- sabotier — a wearer of sabots
- sagamore — (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- saleroom — Chiefly British. salesroom (def 2).
- san remo — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Riviera: resort.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sapropel — mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
- sarajevo — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Capital: Sarajevo.
- sargeson — Frank. 1903–82, New Zealand short-story writer and novelist. His work includes the short-story collection That Summer and Other Stories (1946) and the novel I Saw in my Dream (1949)
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- save for — Save for means the same as save.
- savorier — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savories — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- savourer — a person who savours or seasons food
- sawhorse — a movable frame or trestle for supporting wood being sawed.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- scorepad — a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- sea lord — (in Britain) either of the two serving naval officers (First and Second Sea Lords) who sit on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
- sea room — unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
- sea-born — born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- seaboard — the line where land and sea meet.
- seaborne — transported by ship over the sea.