8-letter words containing s, t, o, r
- henroost — A place used by hens for roosting.
- heritors — Plural form of heritor.
- herstory — history (used especially in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- histrion — (obsolete) A stage actor.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsest — Superlative form of hoarse.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- holsters — Plural form of holster.
- honester — Comparative form of honest.
- hoopster — a basketball player.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- hornists — Plural form of hornist.
- hortense — a female given name.
- hosteler — a person who operates a hostel.
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- hostlers — Plural form of hostler.
- hotspurs — Plural form of hotspur.
- humorist — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- hystero- — indicating the uterus
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- imposter — a tax; tribute; duty.
- impostor — a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- in short — having little length; not long.
- in sport — in joke or jest; not in earnest
- in store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- in-store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- instroke — a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- intortus — (of a cirrus cloud) having very irregular filaments that often look entangled.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- introits — Plural form of introit.
- introrse — turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- jointers — Plural form of jointer.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.