8-letter words containing s, y, r, o
- frostily — characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather.
- glossary — a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.
- gossipry — Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
- gryphons — Plural form of gryphon.
- gyrostat — a modified gyroscope, consisting of a rotating wheel pivoted within a rigid case.
- harmosty — the office of a harmost
- hayforks — Plural form of hayfork.
- henryson — Robert. ?1430–?1506, Scottish poet. His works include Testament of Cresseid (1593), a sequel to Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida, the 13 Moral Fables of Esope the Phrygian, and the pastoral dialogue Robene and Makyne
- 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).
- hickorys — a city in W North Carolina.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- horsefly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- horseway — a bridleway
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- hydroids — Plural form of hydroid.
- hydropsy — (formerly) edema.
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hydrosol — a colloidal suspension in water.
- hyperons — Plural form of hyperon.
- hystero- — indicating the uterus
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- illusory — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- incisory — adapted for cutting, as the incisor teeth.
- irrisory — Expressing irrision; mocking.
- isocracy — a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- isocryme — a line on a map connecting points that have the same temperature during the coldest period of a year
- isometry — equality of measure.
- isospory — the condition of having spores of only one kind
- isotropy — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- journeys — Plural form of journey.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
- keywords — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- kromesky — a croquette consisting of a piece of bacon wrapped round minced meat or fish
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- mansonry — mansions or dwelling places collectively
- masonary — Misspelling of masonry.
- mayoress — a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.
- meronyms — Plural form of meronym.
- 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
- monstery — Resembling a monster.
- morosely — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- morosity — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- nitrosyl — nitroso.
- nonstory — a story of little interest, substance, or importance
- of yours — belonging to or associated with you
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- overbusy — Excessively busy.
- overbuys — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbuy.