8-letter words containing r, s
- air base — An air base is a centre where military aircraft take off or land and are serviced, and where many of the centre's staff live.
- air kiss — a kissing gesture, esp one directed towards a person's cheek, made without making physical contact
- air mass — a large body of air having characteristics of temperature, moisture, and pressure that are approximately uniform horizontally
- air miss — a situation in which two aircraft pass very close to one another in the air; near miss
- air shot — a shot that misses the ball completely but counts as a stroke
- air sign — one of a group of three signs of the zodiac, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius
- air-ship — to send or ship via aircraft: to air-ship machine parts overseas.
- airboats — Plural form of airboat.
- airbrush — An airbrush is an artist's tool which sprays paint onto a surface.
- airburst — the explosion of a bomb, shell, etc, in the air
- aircrews — Plural form of aircrew.
- airdates — Plural form of airdate.
- airdries — a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.
- airdrops — Plural form of airdrop.
- airfares — Plural form of airfare.
- airflows — Plural form of airflow.
- airfoils — Plural form of airfoil.
- airheads — Plural form of airhead.
- airiness — the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy
- airlifts — Plural form of airlift.
- airlines — Plural form of airline.
- airlocks — Plural form of airlock.
- airmails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airmail.
- airparks — Plural form of airpark.
- airports — Plural form of airport.
- airscape — a view of the land or sea below from the air
- airscrew — an aircraft propeller
- airshaft — (architecture) A vertical opening running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.
- airships — Plural form of airship.
- airshows — Plural form of airshow.
- airspace — A country's airspace is the part of the sky that is over that country and is considered to belong to it.
- airspeed — An aircraft's airspeed is the speed at which it travels through the air.
- airstrip — An airstrip is a stretch of land which has been cleared so that aircraft can take off and land.
- airwaves — The airwaves is used to refer to the activity of broadcasting on radio and television. For example, if someone says something over the airwaves, they say it on the radio or television.
- al sirat — the correct path of religion
- alarmism — The production of needless alarms.
- alarmist — Someone or something that is alarmist causes unnecessary fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen.
- alastair — a male given name.
- alastrim — a form of smallpox caused by the virus Variola minor
- alcazars — Plural form of alcazar.
- alforjas — Plural form of alforja.
- alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- algorism — the Arabic or decimal system of counting
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- alistair — a masculine name
- alkermes — a Mediterranean liqueur made from brandy flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and other spices, and colored red with kermes or cochineal.
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all-star — An all-star cast, performance, or game is one which contains only famous or extremely good performers or players.
- allegros — Plural form of allegro.
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)