8-letter words containing o, r, e, m
- remiform — shaped like an oar.
- remodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- remolade — rémoulade.
- remorses — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
- remotely — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- remotest — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- remotion — the act of removing; removal.
- reniform — kidney-shaped: a reniform leaf; hematite in reniform masses.
- renogram — a kidney scan monitoring the throughput by the kidney of a radioactive chemical injected into the bloodstream
- repo man — a person who is employed to take back or repossess property, esp because of failure to make payments under a hire-purchase agreement
- resmooth — to make smooth again
- restroom — rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.
- resummon — to summon again
- retiform — netlike; reticulate.
- retronym — a term coined in modification of an original term that was used alone (as acoustic guitar instead of guitar ) to distinguish it from a term referring to a later development (as electric guitar ). Other examples of retronyms are snail mail and analog watch .
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rheotome — an interrupter of an electric current
- ribosome — a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- ribozyme — a segment of RNA that can act as a catalyst.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- rock elm — an elm, Ulmus thomasii, of eastern North America, having deeply furrowed, grayish-brown bark.
- rolamite — (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- romancer — a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively): We knew it was a romance, so we were expecting a happy ending. Romance novels are popular escapist entertainment.
- romanite — a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- romanize — to make Roman Catholic.
- rombauer — Irma von Starkloff [stahrk-lawf,, ‐lof] /ˈstɑrk lɔf,, ‐lɒf/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, U.S. cooking expert and cookbook writer.
- romeward — to or toward Rome or the Roman Catholic Church.
- room key — A room key is a key given to a guest in a hotel in order to open or lock the door of their room.
- roomette — a small private compartment in the sleeping car of a train, usually for one person, containing its own washroom facilities and a bed that folds against the wall when not in use.
- roommate — a person who is assigned to share or shares a room or apartment with another or others.
- roomsome — roomy or spacious
- 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.
- rosemont — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- roumelia — a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- routeman — a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- rumbelow — a nonsense word used in the refrain of certain sea shanties
- rumoured — If something is rumoured to be the case, people are suggesting that it is the case, but they do not know for certain.
- rumourer — a person who is given to spreading rumours
- rushmore — Mount, a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is a memorial (Mount Rushmore National Memorial) having 60-foot (18-meter) busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into its face between 1927 and 1941, from a design by and under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. 5600 feet (1707 meters).
- 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.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- sea room — unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
- seadrome — a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for aircraft flying over water.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- setiform — bristle-shaped; setaceous.
- shoreman — a person who lives on the shore