8-letter words containing ress
- -tressed — having a tress or tresses as specified
- actoress — Alternative form of actress.
- actressy — exaggerated and affected in manner; theatrical
- buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- caressed — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caresser — One who caresses.
- caresses — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cateress — a female caterer
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- congress — Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- cressent — Charles. 1685–1768, French cabinetmaker, noted esp for his marquetry using coloured woods
- cressida — (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes
- destress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- dress-up — being an occasion, situation, etc., for which one must be somewhat formally well-dressed: the first dress-up dance of the season.
- dressage — haute école (def 1).
- dressers — Plural form of dresser.
- dressier — Comparative form of dressy.
- dressily — in a dressy manner
- dressing — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dressler — Marie (Leila Koerber) 1869–1934, U.S. actress, born in Canada.
- dressoir — a cabinet of the 18th century, having a number of shallow shelves for dishes over a base with drawers and closed cupboards.
- duressor — a person who subjects another to duress.
- e-ddress — electronic mail address
- editress — a woman employed in the work of editing.
- egressed — Simple past tense and past participle of egress.
- egresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of egress.
- emperess — Obsolete form of empress.
- empresse — keen; zealous
- espresso — Strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.
- eustress — Moderate or normal psychological stress interpreted as being beneficial for the experiencer.
- expresso — Alternative spelling of espresso.
- fortress — a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
- fostress — a female fosterer
- fressing — to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
- huntress — a woman who hunts.
- impresst — (archaic) Simple past tense and past participle of impress.
- instress — to create or sustain an inscape
- interess — to interest
- lectress — a female reader
- mattress — a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
- mayoress — a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.
- mistress — a woman who has authority, control, or power, especially the female head of a household, institution, or other establishment.
- ogresses — Plural form of ogress.
- oratress — a female orator or petitioner
- outdress — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- outpress — to press out
- pattress — a box for wiring in the space behind an electrical socket or switch
- portress — a woman who has charge of a door or gate; a female doorkeeper.
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