8-letter words containing s, t, e, r, i
- previsit — to visit beforehand
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- primates — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- pristine — having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- privates — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- purities — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
- purtiest — pretty.
- querists — Plural form of querist.
- quilters — Plural form of quilter.
- quipster — a person who frequently makes quips.
- quirites — the citizens of ancient Rome
- quitters — Plural form of quitter.
- radiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radiate.
- rarities — something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
- re-sited — the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
- realties — real property or real estate.
- reassist — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- 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
- red mist — a feeling of extreme anger that clouds one's judgment temporarily
- 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.
- regalist — a person who believes in or promotes regalism
- register — a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
- registry — Windows Registry
- reingest — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- reinsert — put in again
- reinsist — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
- reinvest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- relisten — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- reptiles — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- rescript — a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
- resident — a person who resides in a place.
- resinata — a type of white wine from Greece
- resinate — to treat with resin, as by impregnation.
- resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- resister — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- resistor — a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- resiting — the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
- 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.
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- restrike — a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- restring — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- restrive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- resubmit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).