8-letter words containing ris
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- christer — a Christian, esp. one actively engaged in proselytizing or evangelizing
- christie — Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)
- christly — of Jesus Christ; Christlike
- christo- — indicating or relating to Christ
- clarissa — a feminine name
- clitoris — The clitoris is a part at the front of a woman's sexual organs where she can feel sexual pleasure.
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- colorist — A colorist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colors in an interesting and original way.
- comprise — If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
- contrist — to make (a person) sad
- criseyde — Cressida
- crisis's — a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- crispate — having a curled or waved appearance
- crispens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crispen.
- crispers — Plural form of crisper.
- crispest — Superlative form of crisp.
- crisping — Present participle of crisp.
- cristate — having a crest
- czarists — of, relating to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.
- deadrise — the angle with the horizontal made by the outboard rise of the bottom of a vessel at the widest frame.
- debrises — the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid.
- derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
- derisive — A derisive noise, expression, or remark expresses contempt.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- diarised — Simple past tense and past participle of diarise.
- diarists — Plural form of diarist.
- dimerise — Alternative spelling of dimerize.
- drisheen — a pudding made of sheep's intestines filled with meal and sheep's blood
- eccrisis — the ejection or discharge of waste matter from the body
- eeyorish — Alternative capitalization of Eeyorish.
- emperish — to damage or harm
- emprises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emprise.
- en prise — (of a chess piece) exposed to capture
- eristics — Plural form of eristic.
- errorist — One who encourages and propagates error.
- etherise — Alternative spelling of etherize.
- etherish — resembling ether
- etherism — an addiction to ether
- etherist — a person who administers ether
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- eumerism — a biologic collection of similar parts
- fakirism — the beliefs and practices of fakirs
- feverish — having fever.
- figurist — a person who uses figures or numbers
- florists — Plural form of florist.
- flourish — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- frisette — a fringe of curled or frizzed hair, usually artificial, worn on the forehead by women.
- friskers — Plural form of frisker.