8-letter words containing r, e, o, p
- responsa — the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- resprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- retepore — any bryozoan of the family Reteporidae which forms colonies that have a networklike structure.
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
- rheopexy — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- rheophil — (of organisms) liking flowing water
- ridgetop — the summit of a ridge
- riopelle — Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2002, Canadian painter, in France from 1946.
- ripe rot — a disease of fruit or vegetable storage organs at the ripening stage, caused by any of several fungi or bacteria and characterized by spotting and rapid decay.
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- roanpipe — a drainpipe leading down from a gutter
- robohelp — (tool) A Microsoft Windows Help authoring tool from Blue Sky Software. Used with Microsoft Word to create Help files for inclusion in a Windows application or for stand alone use.
- roleplay — to assume the attitudes, actions, and discourse of (another), especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a differing point of view or social interaction: Management trainees were given a chance to role-play labor negotiators.
- rope off — block access to, cordon off
- rope tow — ski tow.
- ropeable — ropable.
- ropelike — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ropewalk — a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.
- ropework — the activities involved in making, mending, tying, and using ropes
- ropiness — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rose hip — hip2 .
- 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.
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- 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.
- serotype — a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
- shore up — a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- sober up — recover from being drunk
- sopheric — relating to Jewish scribes
- sopherim — scribe1 (def 3).
- soporose — sleepy.
- sorptive — the state or process of being sorbed.
- spectro- — indicating a spectrum
- spermous — of the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
- spheroid — a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.
- splendor — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spoofery — good-humored mockery or teasing.
- spookery — matters relating to spies and espionage
- spoonier — foolishly or sentimentally amorous.
- sporades — two groups of Greek islands in the Aegean: the Northern Sporades, lying northeast of Euboea, and the Southern Sporades, which include the Dodecanese and lie off the SW coast of Turkey
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- spurgeon — Charles Haddon [had-n] /ˈhæd n/ (Show IPA), 1834–92, English Baptist preacher.
- stepford — blandly conformist and submissive
- stepover — an instance of raising the foot over the ball while in possession in order to wrong-foot an opponent
- stompers — stamp (defs 1–3).
- stopover — a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
- store up — save, keep in reserve