8-letter words containing s, e, r, i, d
- perseids — the heavy meteor showers visible annually about Aug. 12: they appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus
- pierides — the Muses
- piershed — a building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
- portside — situated on the port side
- pre-aids — (not in technical use) AIDS-related complex.
- precised — a concise summary.
- premised — Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- prescind — to separate or single out in thought; abstract.
- presided — to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- presider — to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- presidio — a garrisoned fort; military post.
- promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- radiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radiate.
- radiuses — a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- re-sited — the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
- readings — Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860–1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913–21; viceroy of India 1921–26.
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- realised — to grasp or understand clearly.
- red mist — a feeling of extreme anger that clouds one's judgment temporarily
- redesign — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- redigest — to digest again
- redilisp — R.M. Keller, U Utah. Dialect of Lisp used on the Rediflow machine, a derivative of FEL.
- redistil — to distil again, usually to purify further
- redshift — a shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.
- redshirt — a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
- reissued — something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.
- relished — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- reprised — Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- resident — a person who resides in a place.
- residing — to replace the siding on (a building).
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- residuum — the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
- resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- resinoid — resinlike.
- resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rindless — a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats: watermelon rind; orange rind; bacon rind.
- ringside — the area immediately surrounding a ring, especially the area occupied by the first row of seats on all sides of a boxing or wrestling ring.
- roadside — the side or border of the road; wayside.
- roskilde — a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.
- ruddiest — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- salaried — receiving a salary: a salaried employee.
- sandiver — a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- sclereid — a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
- scleroid — hard or indurated.
- scripted — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scurried — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- sea bird — a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- semiarid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.