8-letter words containing o, t, s
- redshort — (of metal, iron, steel, etc) to become brittle at red-hot temperatures
- redstone — a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- reedstop — an organ stop that is made up of or that controls a rank of reed pipes
- reforest — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
- remotest — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- resistor — a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- resmooth — to make smooth again
- resoften — to make or become soft again
- resolute — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resonant — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- resonate — to resound.
- resorted — to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- resorter — a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
- resought — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- resprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- restoral — restoration.
- restorer — person who mends antiques
- 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.
- retrorse — turned backward.
- rheostat — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- ringtoss — a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
- risoluto — to be played firmly and decisively
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- roadster — an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- robotics — the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- robotism — a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- robstown — a city in S Texas.
- robustly — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- role set — the set of roles associated with a single social stratum.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rootless — having no roots.
- rose-cut — (of a gemstone) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
- rosemont — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- roseroot — any of certain perennial mountain plants, as Sedum rosea, Sedum rhodiola, or Rhodiola rosea, so called because the roots smell like roses.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- rossetti — Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet.
- rostrate — furnished with a rostrum.
- rosulate — forming a rosette or rosettes.
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- rotgrass — a type of grass that is thought to cause sheeprot
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- roughest — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- royalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- rubstone — a stone, especially a whetstone, used for polishing or sharpening.
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions