8-letter words containing str
- encastre — (of a beam) fixed at the ends
- estragon — Tarragon.
- estrange — Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
- estreats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of estreat.
- estrogen — Any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
- eustress — Moderate or normal psychological stress interpreted as being beneficial for the experiencer.
- fenestra — Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- finestra — an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- forestry — the science of planting and taking care of trees and forests.
- fostress — a female fosterer
- g-string — a loincloth or breechcloth, usually secured by a cord at the waist.
- gastraea — a primeval double-walled sac-like form whose existence was hypothesized by Ernst Haeckel, who proposed that all animals were descended from it
- gastrick — Obsolete form of gastric.
- gastrula — a metazoan embryo in an early state of germ layer formation following the blastula stage, consisting of a cuplike body of two layers of cells, the ectoderm and endoderm, enclosing a central cavity, or archenteron, that opens to the outside by the blastopore: in most animals progressing to the formation of a third cell layer, the mesoderm.
- histrion — (obsolete) A stage actor.
- humstrum — a musical instrument that is of crude construction or out of tune
- illustre — (obsolete) illustrious.
- industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- instream — (intransitive) To flow or stream in; flow or stream into.
- instress — to create or sustain an inscape
- instroke — a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- j-stroke — (in canoeing) a stroke, made in the shape of the letter J, used to alter the course of the canoe, usually to compensate for drifting sideways.
- kestrels — Plural form of kestrel.
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- kostroma — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow, on the Volga.
- lustrate — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- lustring — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- lustrous — having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
- maestros — Plural form of maestro.
- ministry — the service, functions, or profession of a minister of religion.
- minstrel — a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- mistrace — to trace incorrectly
- mistrack — To track incorrectly.
- mistrain — to train or guide incorrectly
- mistrals — Plural form of mistral.
- mistreat — to treat badly or abusively.
- mistress — a woman who has authority, control, or power, especially the female head of a household, institution, or other establishment.
- mistrial — a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- mistrust — lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
- mistruth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- mistryst — to fail to meet or to keep an appointment with (someone).
- neustria — the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- nostrils — either of the two external openings of the nose.
- nostromo — a novel (1904) by Joseph Conrad.
- nostrums — a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- oestriol — a weak oestrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary: a synthetic form is used to treat oestrogen deficiency. Formula: C18H24O3
- oestrone — a weak oestrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary and having the same medical uses as oestradiol. Formula: C18H22O2
- oestrous — estrous.