8-letter words containing u, s, r, i
- quirites — the citizens of ancient Rome
- quirkish — (archaic) Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.
- quitters — Plural form of quitter.
- radiatus — (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.
- radiuses — a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- rasputin — Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- refusing — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- refusion — a new or further fusion
- reinfuse — to infuse again
- reinsure — to insure again.
- reissued — something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.
- reissuer — a person or entity that reissues something
- reovirus — any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- residuum — the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
- resinous — full of or containing resin.
- resubmit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- resuming — to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.
- resupine — lying on the back; supine.
- rhizopus — any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
- rigorous — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- rimouski — a city in SE Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- risoluto — to be played firmly and decisively
- risorius — a facial muscle responsible for smiling
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- rosarium — a rose garden.
- rosinous — rosiny
- roughish — rather rough: a roughish sea.
- roundish — somewhat round: a roundish man; roundish furniture.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubbishy — full of rubbish: a rubbishy cellar.
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- ruddiest — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- rufisque — a city in W Senegal, E of Dakar.
- rugosity — having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- ruralism — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- ruralist — one who leads or advocates a rural life
- rustical — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- rusticly — in a rustic manner
- rustling — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- samarium — a rare-earth metallic element discovered in samarskite. Symbol: Sm; atomic weight: 150.35; atomic number: 62; specific gravity: 7.49.
- sastrugi — Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- scirrhus — a firm, densely collagenous cancer.
- scissure — a longitudinal cleft or opening.
- sciurine — of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- sciuroid — sciurine.