8-letter words containing r, i, s, n
- 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.
- spin-dry — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spindler — a person who spindles
- spingarn — Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.
- 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.
- sporting — of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing.
- sprained — (of a joint) having been injured by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
- springal — a young man
- 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.
- sprucing — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- spurring — a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- spy ring — a group of spies operating covertly together
- squireen — the landowner of a small estate; a squire of a small domain.
- squiring — (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
- srinagar — Also, Cashmere. a former princely state in SW Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.
- starling — a pointed cluster of pilings for protecting a bridge pier from drifting ice, debris, etc.
- starring — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- start in — to undertake (something or doing something); commence or begin
- starving — very hungry
- 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.
- stingray — any of the rays, especially of the family Dasyatidae, having a long, flexible tail armed near the base with a strong, serrated bony spine with which they can inflict painful wounds.
- stinkard — a despicable person; stinker.
- stinkier — foul smelling; stinking.
- stirling — Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
- stirring — rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech.
- storming — a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- storting — the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house (Lagting) comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house (Odelsting) comprising the rest.
- strafing — an act or instance of strafing
- 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.
- straying — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- stricken — a past participle of strike.
- strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- striding — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- strigine — of or like an owl
- striking — Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat.
- stringed — fitted with strings (often used in combination): a five-stringed banjo.