7-letter words containing r, i, o
- sicario — a hired gunman or assassin, esp. in Latin America
- sidero- — indicating iron
- signior — signor.
- signora — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- signore — a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- signori — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- signory — seigniory.
- similor — an alloy used in the manufacture of cheap jewellery
- sirloin — the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- sirocco — a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- siroset — of or relating to the chemical treatment of woollen fabrics to give a permanent-press effect, or a garment so treated
- sliotar — the ball used in hurling
- snoring — loud breathing while asleep
- soaring — an act or instance of soaring.
- sofrito — soffritto.
- soilure — a stain.
- solaris — (operating system) Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s version of the Unix operating system. As well as the core operating system, Solaris inludes networking software, the Java Virtual Machine, the CDE/Desktop that includes an X11-based windowing environment and graphical user interface. Sun claim that Solaris is not just an operating system but an "operating environment". Solaris 1.x was a retroactive (marketing?) name for SunOS 4.1.x (where x>=1). Solaris 2.x (which is the first version most people call "Solaris") includes SunOS5.x, which is an SVR4-derived Unix, OpenWindows 3.x, and tooltalk.
- soldier — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- solider — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- sorbian — of or relating to the Wends or their language.
- sorbing — to gather on a surface either by absorption, adsorption, or a combination of the two processes.
- sorbite — a hexahydric alcohol
- sordino — mute (def 10).
- soredia — a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- sorites — a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- soritic — a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- sorokin — Pitirim Alexandrovitch [pi-ti-reem al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian pyi-tyi-ryeem uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /pɪ tɪˈrim ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian pyɪ tyɪˈryim ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1889–1968, U.S. sociologist, born in Russia.
- sorosis — a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
- sorrier — feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
- sorrily — feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
- sorting — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- souring — having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
- sparoid — resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae.
- spiroid — more or less spiral; resembling a spiral.
- spoiler — a person or thing that spoils.
- sporing — Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sporoid — of or like a spore
- sportif — sporty
- steroid — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stoiter — a lurch or unsteady movement, a stumble
- storied — having stories or floors (often used in combination): a two-storied house.
- stories — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- storing — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stridor — a harsh, grating, or creaking sound.
- strimon — Struma
- strobic — spinning or appearing to spin
- strozzi — Bernardo [ber-nahr-daw] /bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), (I"Il Cappuccino") 1581–1644, Italian painter and engraver.
- taborin — a small tabor.
- ternion — a set or group of three; triad.
- terroir — the environmental conditions, especially soil and climate, in which grapes are grown and that give a wine its unique flavor and aroma: the high quality of the region’s terroir.