8-letter words containing s, t, y, r
- forestay — a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast.
- forestry — the science of planting and taking care of trees and forests.
- forsythe — A descendent of Algol 60, intended to be as uniform and general as possible, while retaining the basic character of its progenitor. Forsythe features higher-order procedures and intersection types.
- fortyish — approaching or around the age of 40 years.
- frostily — characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather.
- greylist — to hold (someone) in suspicion, without actually excluding him or her from a particular activity
- gyrostat — a modified gyroscope, consisting of a rotating wheel pivoted within a rigid case.
- harmosty — the office of a harmost
- 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).
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- hydrants — Plural form of hydrant.
- hydrates — Plural form of hydrate.
- hypester — a person or organization that gives an idea or product intense publicity in order to promote it
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- hysteric — Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- hystero- — indicating the uterus
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- isometry — equality of measure.
- isotropy — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- jurymast — a temporary mast assembled to replace a broken one
- karstify — to become or cause to become karstic
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- libertys — a town in W Missouri.
- lyricist — a person who writes the lyrics for songs.
- masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.
- midstory — the layer of vegetation in a forest that consists of those trees whose height is in between the heights of the smallest and tallest trees
- ministry — the service, functions, or profession of a minister of religion.
- misentry — an incorrect or mistaken entry
- mistryst — to fail to meet or to keep an appointment with (someone).
- monstery — Resembling a monster.
- morosity — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- musketry — Military. the technique of bringing fire from a group of rifle and automatic weapons to bear on specified targets.
- mustardy — Like mustard.
- myristic — (rare) Pertaining to nutmeg.
- nitrosyl — nitroso.
- nonstory — a story of little interest, substance, or importance
- overstay — to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
- oystered — veneered with matched flitches having a figure of concentric rings.
- oysterer — a person who fishes for oysters
- papistry — the Roman Catholic Church.
- partyism — adherence to a political party or organization.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- perseity — (in medieval philosophy) the quality of those things having substance independently of any real object.
- physeter — a member of the Physeter genus of creatures that includes the sperm whale
- porosity — the state or quality of being porous.
- prestudy — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.