8-letter words containing s, t, e, r, c
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piecrust — the crust or shell of a pie.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- precepts — a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- racquets — Plural form of racquet.
- reascent — a further ascent
- receipts — a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- rectitis — an inflammation of the rectum
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- refracts — to subject to refraction.
- rescript — a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
- resculpt — to sculpt again
- reselect — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- resketch — to sketch again
- respects — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- restitch — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- restruck — a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- rose-cut — (of a gemstone) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- sarcenet — a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- scarcest — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- scariest — causing fright or alarm.
- scattery — characterized by scattering or dispersion
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- sceptred — to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
- schubert — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1797–1828, Austrian composer.
- schuster — Leon. born 1951, South African comedian and film maker. His films include You Must Be Joking (1986) and Mr Bones (2001)
- scienter — a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt: The court found that the company had the requisite scienter for securities fraud.
- sclerite — any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- scouther — to scorch or singe
- scramjet — a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.
- scrattle — to scratch
- scripted — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scripter — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- scutiger — any species of the Scutigera genus which includes many types of centipede
- scuttler — someone or something that scuttles
- seacraft — the skills and knowledge of a sailor
- secreted — to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
- secretes — to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
- secretin — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- secretly — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- sectator — a member or follower of a sect
- sectoral — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- securest — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.