8-letter words containing s, r, t
- interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- interims — Plural form of interim.
- interset — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- intersex — an individual having reproductive organs or external sexual characteristics of both male and female.
- intortus — (of a cirrus cloud) having very irregular filaments that often look entangled.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- intrans. — intransitive
- intrants — Plural form of intrant.
- introits — Plural form of introit.
- introrse — turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- intrudes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intrude.
- investor — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- invitors — to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- iris-out — the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- isarithm — isopleth.
- iscariot — the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- isobront — a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- isograft — syngraft.
- isolator — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- isometry — equality of measure.
- isostere — Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- isothere — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- isotropy — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- iterates — Plural form of iterate.
- j-stroke — (in canoeing) a stroke, made in the shape of the letter J, used to alter the course of the canoe, usually to compensate for drifting sideways.
- janitors — Plural form of janitor.
- jarosite — a yellowish or brownish mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron, KFe 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , occurring in small crystals or large masses.
- jaunters — Plural form of jaunter.
- jaxartes — a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan, through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea. 1300 miles (2100 km) long.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- jousters — Plural form of jouster.
- juristic — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- jurymast — a temporary mast assembled to replace a broken one
- justicer — a judge or magistrate.
- karlstad — a city in S Sweden.
- karstify — to become or cause to become karstic
- kashruth — the body of dietary laws prescribed for Jews: an observer of kashruth.
- katsuras — Plural form of katsura.
- keiretsu — (especially in Japan) a loose coalition of business groups.
- keisters — Plural form of keister.
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- kestrels — Plural form of kestrel.
- kirstein — Lincoln, 1907–96, U.S. dance authority and writer.
- kitesurf — To take part in kitesurfing.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- koestler — Arthur, 1905–83, British novelist, critic, and journalist; born in Hungary.
- kostroma — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow, on the Volga.