8-letter words containing s, t, e, r, i
- diopters — Plural form of diopter.
- dioptres — Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- diorites — Plural form of diorite.
- dipteros — (in ancient Greece) a building with a double colonnade on all sides
- dirtiest — Superlative form of dirty.
- dirtless — Free of dirt.
- dirtside — (science fiction) On the surface of a planet or moon (i.e. not in space).
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- discrete — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- disenter — Obsolete form of disinter.
- disheart — Obsolete form of dishearten.
- disherit — to disinherit.
- disinter — to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- disputer — One who disputes.
- disrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disrate.
- distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- distrest — Obsolete form of distressed.
- dniester — a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- driblets — Plural form of driblet.
- drifters — Plural form of drifter.
- earliest — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- eateries — Plural form of eaterie.
- editress — a woman employed in the work of editing.
- emeritus — (of the former holder of an office, esp. a college professor) Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
- emirates — Plural form of emirate.
- emitters — Plural form of emitter.
- emptiers — Plural form of emptier.
- enlister — One who enlists.
- enprints — Plural form of enprint.
- enterics — (biology) Gram-negative eubacteria that inhabit intestines.
- enticers — Plural form of enticer.
- entrails — A person or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.
- entrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entrain.
- entryism — the policy or practice of members of a particular political group joining an existing political party with the intention of changing its principles and policies, instead of forming a new party
- epistler — A writer of an epistle.
- erastian — of or supporting Thomas Erastus or his doctrines
- eremites — Plural form of eremite.
- erethism — Excessive sensitivity or rapid reaction to stimulation of a part of the body, especially the sexual organs.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- ergotism — Poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot, typically resulting in headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and gangrene of the fingers and toes.
- eristics — Plural form of eristic.
- erotesis — (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer.
- erratics — Plural form of erratic.
- errorist — One who encourages and propagates error.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- esterify — (chemistry) (of an acid) to combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- etherise — Alternative spelling of etherize.
- etherish — resembling ether