8-letter words containing r, o, s, e, n
- roseanna — a female given name.
- rosellen — a female given name.
- rosemont — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- rosiness — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
- rounders — a person or thing that rounds something.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubstone — a stone, especially a whetstone, used for polishing or sharpening.
- san remo — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Riviera: resort.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sargeson — Frank. 1903–82, New Zealand short-story writer and novelist. His work includes the short-story collection That Summer and Other Stories (1946) and the novel I Saw in my Dream (1949)
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schooner — Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts. See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- screw-on — attached, connected, or closed by screwing onto another part of a container or receptacle.
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- sea-born — born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- seaborne — transported by ship over the sea.
- seafront — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- seconder — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- send for — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- 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.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- serotine — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- shnorrer — a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others with no intention of repaying; sponger; moocher; beggar.
- shoehorn — a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily.
- shoreman — a person who lives on the shore
- 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)
- sironize — to treat (a woollen fabric) chemically to prevent it wrinkling after being washed
- skyborne — airborne.
- slovenry — slovenliness
- snobbery — snobbish character, conduct, trait, or act.
- snobbier — condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- snottery — snot or filth
- sobering — not intoxicated or drunk.
- sobranje — the national assembly of Bulgaria, consisting of a single chamber of elected deputies.
- soekarno — Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
- softener — Chemistry. any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity. water softener.
- solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- songster — a person who sings; a singer.
- sorbonne — the seat of the faculties of arts and letters of the University of Paris.
- soreness — physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm.
- sorensen — Soren Peter Lauritz [sœ-ruh n pey-tar lou-rits] /ˈsœ rən ˈpeɪ tær ˈlaʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1868–1939, Danish chemist: developed pH scale.
- soricine — of or resembling the shrews.
- sorrento — a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.