8-letter words containing z, i, r
- deratize — to carry out the deratization of.
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- diarized — Simple past tense and past participle of diarize.
- dimerize — Combine with a similar molecule to form a dimer.
- disprize — to hold in small esteem; disdain.
- dizzards — Plural form of dizzard.
- drizzled — Simple past tense and past participle of drizzle.
- drizzles — Plural form of drizzle.
- emperize — to act like an emperor over
- energize — Give vitality and enthusiasm to.
- ergotize — to affect with ergot
- eternize — Make eternal; cause to live or last forever.
- etherize — Anesthetize (a person or animal) with ether.
- exersize — Misspelling of exercise.
- exorcize — (transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- faradize — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- fiberize — to break or crack into fibers.
- for size — If you try something on for size, you try it to see if it is suitable for you.
- francize — to force to adopt French customs and the French language.
- freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
- frenzied — wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
- frenzies — Plural form of frenzy.
- frenzily — in a frenzied or frantic manner
- friezing — carved or painted work formerly decorating the upper parts of the hulls of vessels, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- fritzing — Present participle of fritz.
- frizette — a fringe of curled or frizzed hair, usually artificial, worn on the forehead by women.
- frizzies — Plural form of frizzy.
- frizzing — the state of being frizzed.
- frizzled — Simple past tense and past participle of frizzle.
- frizzles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frizzle.
- frobnitz — /frob'nits/, plural "frobnitzem" /frob'nit-zm/ or "frobni" /frob'ni:/ (TMRC) An unspecified physical object, a widget. Also refers to electronic black boxes. This rare form is usually abbreviated to "frotz", or more commonly to frob. Also used are "frobnule" (/frob'n[y]ool/) and "frobule" (/frob'yool/). Starting perhaps in 1979, "frobozz" /fr*-boz'/ (plural: "frobbotzim" /fr*-bot'zm/) has also become very popular, largely through its exposure as a name via Zork. These variants can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures. Pete Samson, compiler of the original TMRC lexicon, adds,q "Under the TMRC (railway) layout were many storage boxes, managed (in 1958) by David R. Sawyer. Several had fanciful designations written on them, such as "Frobnitz Coil Oil". Perhaps DRS intended Frobnitz to be a proper name, but the name was quickly taken for the thing". This was almost certainly the origin of the term.
- frondizi — Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–1995, Argentine lawyer and political leader; president of Argentina 1958–62.
- frowzily — in a frowzy or unkempt manner
- ginzberg — Asher [ash-er] /ˈæʃ ər/ (Show IPA), (Achad Ha-Am; Ahad Ha-am) 1856–1927, Hebrew philosophical writer and editor, born in Russia.
- ginzburg — Natalia (nataˈliːa). 1916–91, Italian writer and dramatist. Her books include The Road to the City (1942), Voices in the Evening (1961), and Family Sayings (1963)
- gizzards — Also called ventriculus. a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit.
- glaziers — Plural form of glazier.
- glaziery — the work of a glazier; glasswork.
- graecize — to impart Greek characteristics to.
- graziers — Plural form of grazier.
- grazioso — graceful; flowing.
- gris-nez — Cape, a cape in N France, near Calais: closest point in France to Great Britain.
- grizzled — gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
- grizzler — to complain; whimper; whine.
- grizzles — Plural form of grizzle.
- hebraize — to use expressions or constructions distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- hizzoner — a city mayor or a judge
- horizons — Plural form of horizon.
- horovitz — Israel, born 1939, U.S. playwright.
- horowitz — Vladimir [vlad-uh-meer,, vla-dee-meer] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər,, vlæˈdi mɪər/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, U.S. pianist, born in Russia.