8-letter words containing s, t, e, d
- postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
- potsherd — a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.
- predates — to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.
- prestudy — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- proudest — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- pthreads — POSIX Threads
- radiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radiate.
- radwaste — radioactive waste.
- re-sited — the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
- readjust — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- red mist — a feeling of extreme anger that clouds one's judgment temporarily
- red star — any star with a low surface temperature and a reddish color, as a red giant or a red dwarf.
- redigest — to digest again
- 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.
- redshort — (of metal, iron, steel, etc) to become brittle at red-hot temperatures
- redstart — any of several small, Old World thrushes, usually with reddish-brown tails, especially Phoenicurus phoenicurus (European redstart)
- redstone — a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- reedstop — an organ stop that is made up of or that controls a rank of reed pipes
- resented — to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- resident — a person who resides in a place.
- resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- resorted — to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- rest day — a holiday; a day when people do not have to work
- resulted — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- roadster — an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- ruddiest — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- sacheted — contained in a sachet
- sad tree — night jasmine (def 1).
- satiated — satiated.
- scandent — climbing, as a plant.
- sceptred — to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
- scotched — scutch (defs 2, 4).
- scripted — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scuttled — to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
- secodont — (of animals) having teeth with sharp cutting edges
- secreted — to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
- sedately — calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- sedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- sedative — tending to calm or soothe.
- sederunt — a prolonged discussion or session for discussion.
- sediment — the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- sedition — incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- seductor — a person, usually a man, who seduces
- sedulity — sedulous quality, application, or activity; diligence.
- seedtime — the season for sowing seed.
- selected — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- send out — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- serrated — Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.