8-letter words containing ist
- florists — Plural form of florist.
- flutists — Plural form of flutist.
- foist on — If you say that someone foists something on you, or foists it upon you, you dislike the way that they force you to listen to it or experience it.
- foisting — Present participle of foist.
- futurist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- ganister — a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- garagist — a person who owns a commercial garage
- gaullist — a supporter of the political principles of Charles Charles de Gaulle.
- glistens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glisten.
- glisters — Plural form of glister.
- glossist — (obsolete) A writer of glosses, or comments.
- greylist — to hold (someone) in suspicion, without actually excluding him or her from a particular activity
- gristing — grain to be ground.
- groupist — a follower of a group
- handlist — a list, as of the contents of a collection, containing few details
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
- hebraist — a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- hedonist — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- heisting — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- helistop — a heliport.
- histamin — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- histioid — histoid.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- histones — Plural form of histone.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- histosol — a worldwide soil type rich in organic matter, as peat, especially prevalent in wet, poorly drained areas.
- histrion — (obsolete) A stage actor.
- hit list — a list of persons singled out as targets for murder.
- hobbyist — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
- hoisting — to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
- holistic — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- homilist — a person who writes or delivers homilies.
- hornists — Plural form of hornist.
- hotlists — Plural form of hotlist.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humorist — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- hygenist — Alternative spelling of hygienist.
- hylicist — a philosopher specializing in matter
- hymnists — Plural form of hymnist.
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- idyllist — a writer of idylls.
- imagists — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- inlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of inlist.
- innatist — (philosophy) A supporter of innatism.
- insisted — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
- intimist — of or relating to the recording of intimate personal and psychological experiences as a basis for art, literature, etc.: an intimist novel.