8-letter words containing s, r, t
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- escorted — With or having an escort.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- esterase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester.
- esterify — (chemistry) (of an acid) to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
- estovers — a right allowed by law to tenants of land to cut timber, esp for fuel and repairs
- estragon — Tarragon.
- estrange — Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
- estreats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of estreat.
- estrogen — Any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- etherise — Alternative spelling of etherize.
- etherish — resembling ether
- etherism — an addiction to ether
- etherist — a person who administers ether
- étrennes — a New Year's gift
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- eurostar — a high speed train that connects London and Kent in the UK with Paris and Lille in France and Brussels in Belgium by crossing the English Channel through the Channel Tunnel
- eurostat — an organization within the European Union that collects and collates statistical information relating to member states
- eustress — Moderate or normal psychological stress interpreted as being beneficial for the experiencer.
- eventers — Plural form of eventer.
- everlast — (intransitive) To last always or forever; continue; endure; remain.
- exalters — Plural form of exalter.
- excerpts — Plural form of excerpt.
- exciters — Plural form of exciter.
- excretes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excrete.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- exserted — Simple past tense and past participle of exsert.
- extensor — A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body.
- extracts — Plural form of extract.
- extrados — The upper or outer curve of an arch.
- extremes — Plural form of extreme.
- extrorse — Turned outward.
- extrudes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrude.
- factures — Plural form of facture.
- far east — the countries of E Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.
- far west — the area of the U.S. west of the Great Plains.
- farsight — The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
- farthest — being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
- fastener — any of various devices for fastening.
- fattrels — a collection of ribbon-ends
- feasters — Plural form of feaster.
- feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- features — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- feistier — full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky: The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
- fenestra — Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- fermatas — Plural form of fermata.
- ferments — Plural form of ferment.
- ferrites — Plural form of ferrite.
- festered — to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.