8-letter words containing r, i, s, e, n
- sironize — to treat (a woollen fabric) chemically to prevent it wrinkling after being washed
- sirvente — a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- skincare — use of toiletries on the skin
- skinnery — a place where skins are prepared, as for the market.
- skinnier — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- sleipnir — the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- snailery — a place where snails are bred
- sneering — to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
- snickery — of, pertaining to, or resembling a snicker
- sniggler — to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places.
- sniveler — to weep or cry with sniffling.
- snobbier — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- sobering — not intoxicated or drunk.
- soricine — of or resembling the shrews.
- sourdine — mute (def 10).
- souvenir — a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.
- spearing — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- spectrin — a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.
- spermine — a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- spindler — a person who spindles
- spinnery — a spinning mill.
- spinster — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- spoonier — foolishly or sentimentally amorous.
- sprained — (of a joint) having been injured by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
- springed — a snare for catching small game.
- springer — a person or thing that springs.
- sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
- sprinted — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- sprinter — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- squireen — the landowner of a small estate; a squire of a small domain.
- stearine — Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 1 8 H 3 5 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- steering — Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip: He got a good steer about finding the right job.
- sterling — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
- sternite — a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- stinkier — foul smelling; stinking.
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- strainer — a person or thing that strains.
- straiten — to put into difficulties, especially financial ones: His obligations had straitened him.
- stricken — a past participle of strike.
- strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- strigine — of or like an owl
- stringed — fitted with strings (often used in combination): a five-stringed banjo.
- stringer — a person or thing that strings.
- sumerian — of or relating to Sumer, its people, or their language.
- sundries — miscellaneous items
- suriname — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- suzerain — a sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.
- swear in — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.