8-letter words containing o, s, i, r
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- disrobed — Simple past tense and past participle of disrobe.
- disrobes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrobe.
- distorts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distort.
- divisors — Plural form of divisor.
- divorces — Plural form of divorce.
- doorsill — the sill of a doorway.
- dornicks — Plural form of dornick.
- dorsalis — dorsal1 .
- dorticos — Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado) 1919–83, Cuban lawyer and statesman: president 1959–76.
- dossiers — Plural form of dossier.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- dressoir — a cabinet of the 18th century, having a number of shallow shelves for dishes over a base with drawers and closed cupboards.
- drollish — somewhat droll
- drop-ins — [analogy with drop-outs] Spurious characters appearing on a terminal or console as a result of line noise or a system malfunction of some sort. Especially used when these are interspersed with one's own typed input.
- dropship — (science fiction, gaming) A flying transport that drops troops onto the battlefield.
- dropwise — in the form of a drop
- drowsier — Comparative form of drowsy.
- drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drowsing — Present participle of drowse.
- eeyorish — Alternative capitalization of Eeyorish.
- elsinore — Helsingør
- emersion — The process or state of emerging from or being out of water after being submerged.
- ensiform — Shaped like a sword blade; long and narrow with sharp edges and a pointed tip.
- environs — The surrounding area or district.
- epispore — the outer layer of certain spores
- ergotism — Poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot, typically resulting in headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and gangrene of the fingers and toes.
- ericsson — John1803-89; U.S. naval engineer & inventor, born in Sweden: builder of the Monitor
- eriksson — Sven-Goran (ˈsfɛnˈɡɜːrən). born 1948, Swedish football manager; honours as a club manager include the UEFA Cup (1982) with Gothenburg, three Portuguese league titles with Benfica (1983, 1984, 1990), and the Italian league with Lazio (2000); head coach of the England national team (2001–06)
- erosible — able to be eroded
- erosions — Plural form of erosion.
- erotesis — (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer.
- errorist — One who encourages and propagates error.
- escorial — a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- essoiner — a person who essoins
- eversion — An act of turning inside out.
- exorcise — Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit ) from a person or place.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- farinose — yielding farina.
- fermions — Plural form of fermion.
- fiberous — Misspelling of fibrous.
- fibroids — Plural form of fibroid.
- fibromas — Plural form of fibroma.
- fibrosis — the development in an organ of excess fibrous connective tissue.
- figworts — Plural form of figwort.
- firbolgs — any member of the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Ireland who were defeated by the Tuatha De Danann.
- firedogs — Plural form of firedog.
- firehose — Alternative spelling of fire hose.