8-letter words containing r, a, i, n, s
- nartjies — Plural form of nartjie.
- naturism — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- naturist — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- nearside — (British) the left side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle.
- neustria — the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- niggards — Plural form of niggard.
- nishapur — a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- nitrates — Plural form of nitrate.
- notaries — Plural form of notary.
- notarise — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- nuristan — a mountainous region in NE Afghanistan. 5000 sq. mi. (12,950 sq. km).
- ocarinas — Plural form of ocarina.
- orangish — resembling or suggesting an orange, as in taste, appearance, or color: decorated with orangy-pink flowers.
- orations — Plural form of oration.
- ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- orinasal — pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- paraison — parison.
- parishen — a parishioner
- parisian — a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- pearlins — clothes trimmed with pearlin
- persians — of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- phrasing — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pingrass — a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, with fernlike leaves
- piranesi — Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- praising — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- prazosin — a white crystalline substance, C 1 9 H 2 1 N 5 O 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- priscian — flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- pristina — the capital city of Kosovo, S Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro: site of 1389 battle against Turks and center of modern Kosovar (Albanian) separatist movement.
- prussian — of or relating to Prussia or its inhabitants.
- puritans — a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- raciness — slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- radiants — Plural form of radiant.
- radisson — Pierre Esprit [es-pree] /ɛs pri/ (Show IPA), 1636?–1710? French fur trader and explorer in Canada.
- railings — a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- rainwash — material eroded or swept away by rain.
- raisonne — carefully thought out, logical
- rankings — the official list of the best players in a particular sport
- raspings — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.