8-letter words containing y, r, s
- securely — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- serenely — calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- serially — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serology — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- serosity — resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- serotiny — the quality or condition of being serotine
- serotype — a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
- severely — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- severity — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
- seversky — Alexander Procofieff de [pruh-koh-fee-ef duh] /prəˈkoʊ fiˌɛf də/ (Show IPA), 1894–1974, U.S. airplane designer, manufacturer, and writer; born in Russia.
- sexenary — senary.
- shattery — (of rock or soil) liable to shatter or crumble
- sheltery — providing shelter
- shimmery — shimmering; shining softly.
- shinnery — a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks.
- shipyard — a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.
- showyard — a yard where cattle and machinery are displayed
- shrewdly — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- shuddery — trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
- sickerly — surely
- sighyper — Special Interest Group on Hypertext and Multimedia of the SGML Users' Group.
- signiory — seigniory.
- sikorsky — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1889–1972, U.S. aeronautical engineer, born in Russia.
- silverly — with a silvery appearance or sound.
- simsbury — a town in central Connecticut.
- siserary — a scolding
- sisterly — of, like, or befitting a sister: sisterly affection.
- skinnery — a place where skins are prepared, as for the market.
- skittery — skittish.
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- skyborne — airborne.
- skydiver — freefalling parachutist
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- skywrite — to engage in skywriting.
- slabbery — slobbery.
- slattery — slovenly
- sliddery — slippery
- slippery — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- slithery — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- slobbery — characterized by slobbering.
- slovenry — slovenliness
- slumbery — slumberous.
- sluttery — the state of being a slut
- sly grog — bootleg liquor.
- sly-grog — bootleg liquor.
- smarmily — excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome.
- smeltery — smelter (def 3).