8-letter words containing s, e, n, t, r
- patterns — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- peterson — Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- presents — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- pretense — pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- pristine — having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protense — extension in time
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- ratsbane — rat poison.
- reascent — a further ascent
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- redstone — a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- refasten — to fasten again
- reingest — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- reinsert — put in again
- reinsist — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
- reinvest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- relisten — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- remnants — a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- resented — to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- resenter — a person who feels resentment
- resident — a person who resides in a place.
- resinata — a type of white wine from Greece
- resinate — to treat with resin, as by impregnation.
- resiting — the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
- resoften — to make or become soft again
- resonant — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- resonate — to resound.
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- restring — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- restrung — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- ringlets — locks of hair hanging down in spiral curls
- ringster — a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
- rosemont — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- rosinate — a salt or acid occurring in resin
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubstone — a stone, especially a whetstone, used for polishing or sharpening.
- santarem — a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- santeria — (sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- sarcenet — a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.