8-letter words containing r, i, s, n
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- screw-in — fitting in by being twisted
- scriabin — Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- scribing — scriber.
- scrinium — a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- seatrain — a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- secretin — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- seigneur — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- senarius — a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- senorita — a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- sensoria — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sentries — a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- serendip — Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- serranid — any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
- servient — subordinate; subservient; subject to another
- share in — receive part of
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- sheering — to deviate from a course, as a ship; swerve.
- sheridan — Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- shinnery — a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- shireman — a sheriff
- shirking — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirleen — a female given name, form of Shirley.
- shirring — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- shirting — any shirt fabric, as broadcloth or oxford.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- showring — an area where animals are displayed for sale or competition
- shrinker — a person or thing that shrinks.
- shuriken — a martial-arts weapon usually in the shape of a star or cross with sharp protruding edges, thrown with a spin towards the target
- shvernik — Nikolai [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Russian government official: president of the Soviet Union 1946–53.
- siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- sickener — something that sickens or disgusts.
- sign for — acknowledge receipt
- signieur — a lord
- signiory — seigniory.
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state