8-letter words containing ST
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter ST. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate ST within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| question | 17 | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | there is no question about the validity of the enterprise |
| straight | 12 | characterized by honesty and fairness | straight dealing |
| standing | 10 | an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| starting | 9 | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) | his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
| interest | 8 | be on the mind of | - |
| upstairs | 10 | on a floor above | they lived upstairs |
| strength | 12 | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | we faced an army of great strength |
| greatest | 9 | highest in quality | - |
| minister | 10 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches |
| honestly | 14 | in an honest manner | in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it |
| distance | 11 | go far ahead of | He outdistanced the other runners |
| studying | 13 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| stranger | 9 | anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | - |
| stealing | 9 | avoiding detection by moving carefully | - |
| stronger | 9 | - | - |
| customer | 12 | someone who pays for goods or services | - |
| disaster | 9 | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | his policies were a disaster |
| struggle | 10 | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | - |
| stopping | 13 | fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members | - |
| festival | 14 | an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | a drama festival |
| district | 11 | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | - |
| industry | 12 | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale | American industry is making increased use of computers to control production |
| starving | 12 | the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | - |
| standard | 10 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | the schools comply with federal standards |
| stubborn | 12 | not responding to treatment | a stubborn infection |
| mistaken | 14 | wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment | a mistaken belief |
| mistress | 10 | an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man | - |
| instance | 10 | an occurrence of something | another instance occurred yesterday |
| register | 9 | an official written record of names or events or transactions | - |
| gangster | 10 | a criminal who is a member of gang | - |
| strategy | 12 | an elaborate and systematic plan of action | - |
| ministry | 13 | a government department under the direction of a minister of state | - |
| sticking | 15 | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck |
| einstein | 8 | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | - |
| constant | 10 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | in constant pain |
| stations | 8 | (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary | - |
| instinct | 10 | inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli | the spawning instinct in salmon |
| lipstick | 16 | makeup that is used to color the lips | - |
| strictly | 13 | in a stringent manner | - |
| domestic | 13 | a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household | - |
| stressed | 9 | suffering severe physical strain or distress | he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing |
| youngest | 12 | - | - |
| stinking | 13 | offensively malodorous | - |
| destined | 10 | (usually followed by `to') governed by fate | an old house destined to be demolished |
| restless | 8 | lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | a restless night |
| artistic | 10 | aesthetically pleasing | an artistic flower arrangement |
| strongly | 12 | in a powerful manner | - |
| stepping | 13 | - | - |
| semester | 10 | half a year; a period of 6 months | - |
| happiest | 15 | - | - |
| distract | 11 | draw someone's attention away from something | The thief distracted the bystanders |
| unstable | 10 | affording no ease or reassurance | - |
| distress | 9 | psychological suffering | the death of his wife caused him great distress |
| stunning | 9 | commanding attention | a stunning performance |
| trusting | 9 | inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust | - |
| stalking | 13 | a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | - |
| stripper | 12 | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | - |
| starring | 9 | indicating the most important performer or role | the starring role |
| strangle | 9 | prevent the progress or free movement of | the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries |
| restroom | 10 | a toilet that is available to the public | - |
| mustache | 15 | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache |
| striking | 13 | the physical coming together of two or more things | - |
| historic | 13 | belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | historic victories |
| estimate | 10 | judge to be probable | - |
| restored | 9 | - | - |
| steering | 9 | the act of setting and holding a course | - |
| postcard | 13 | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope | - |
| existing | 16 | having existence or being or actuality | much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran |
| earliest | 8 | with the least delay | - |
| postpone | 12 | hold back to a later time | let's postpone the exam |
| stripped | 13 | having only essential or minimal features | a stripped new car |
| wrestler | 11 | combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground | - |
| stabbing | 13 | causing physical or especially psychological injury | a stabbing remark |
| doorstep | 11 | the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway | - |
| sinister | 8 | stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable | the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him |
| obstacle | 12 | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement |
| abstract | 12 | not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature | a large abstract painting |
| ancestor | 10 | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | - |
| stranded | 10 | cut off or left behind | several stranded fish in a tide pool |
| forecast | 13 | predict in advance | - |
| manifest | 13 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication |
| bursting | 11 | - | - |
| distinct | 11 | constituting a separate entity or part | on two distinct occasions |
| stirring | 9 | capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement | stirring events such as wars and rescues |
| mystical | 15 | relating to or characteristic of mysticism | mystical religion |
| prestige | 11 | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. | he wanted to achieve power and prestige |
| contrast | 10 | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared | in contrast to |
| strapped | 13 | - | - |
| stallion | 8 | uncastrated adult male horse | - |
| dumpster | 13 | a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste | - |
| christie | 13 | prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976) | - |
| startled | 9 | excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement | students startled by the teacher's quiet return |
| prostate | 10 | relating to the prostate gland | - |
| rustling | 9 | a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind | - |
| adjusted | 17 | having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment | - |
| foremost | 13 | ranking above all others | the foremost figure among marine artists |
| asteroid | 9 | shaped like a star | - |
| stuffing | 15 | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables | - |
| activist | 13 | advocating or engaged in activism | - |
| twisting | 12 | the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | - |
| majestic | 19 | belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | - |
| stalling | 9 | a tactic used to mislead or delay | - |
| mastered | 11 | understood perfectly | - |
| restrain | 8 | prevent the action or expression of | she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays |
| destruct | 11 | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of | - |
| sterling | 9 | highest in quality | - |
| moisture | 10 | wetness caused by water | - |
| funniest | 11 | - | - |
| hastings | 12 | United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929) | - |
| conquest | 19 | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | - |
| ecstatic | 12 | feeling great rapture or delight | - |
| listener | 8 | someone who listens attentively | - |
| luckiest | 14 | - | - |
| hysteria | 14 | state of violent mental agitation | - |
| craziest | 19 | - | - |
| sadistic | 11 | deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another | - |
| blasting | 11 | causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin | the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit |
| esteemed | 11 | having an illustrious reputation; respected | our esteemed leader |
| chestnut | 13 | any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur | - |
| registry | 12 | an official written record of names or events or transactions | - |
| assisted | 9 | having help; often used as a combining form | - |
| steaming | 11 | (used of heat) extremely | - |
| feminist | 13 | a supporter of feminism | - |
| investor | 11 | someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns | - |
| stitched | 14 | fastened with stitches | - |
| chastity | 16 | abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) | - |
| stairway | 14 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| exorcist | 17 | someone who practices exorcism | - |
| novelist | 11 | one who writes novels | - |
| acoustic | 12 | of or relating to the science of acoustics | acoustic properties of a hall |
| stocking | 15 | close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) | - |
| stakeout | 12 | surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) | - |
| autistic | 10 | characteristic of or affected with autism | autistic behavior |
| instruct | 10 | impart skills or knowledge to | He instructed me in building a boat |
| stricken | 14 | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming | - |
| stingray | 12 | large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds | - |
| testicle | 10 | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | - |
| solstice | 10 | either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator | - |
| pedestal | 11 | a support or foundation | - |
| impostor | 12 | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | - |
| steadily | 12 | in a steady manner | he could still walk steadily |
| quickest | 23 | most quickly | - |
| haystack | 20 | a stack of hay | - |
| whistler | 14 | United States painter (1834-1903) | - |
| strained | 9 | lacking natural ease | - |
| canister | 10 | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | - |
| telecast | 10 | broadcast via television | - |
| optimist | 12 | a person disposed to take a favorable view of things | - |
| scariest | 10 | - | - |
| boasting | 11 | speaking of yourself in superlatives | - |
| starling | 9 | gregarious birds native to the Old World | - |
| roasting | 9 | cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added) | the slow roasting took several hours |
| asbestos | 10 | a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer | - |
| furthest | 14 | to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) | he swam the furthest |
| stifling | 12 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | the stifling of all dissent |
| castrate | 10 | deprive of strength or vigor | - |
| fastened | 12 | furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike | - |
| castrato | 10 | a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice | - |
| upstream | 12 | toward the source or against the current | - |
| outburst | 10 | a sudden violent disturbance | - |
| spinster | 10 | an elderly unmarried woman | - |
| stampede | 13 | act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse | Companies will now stampede to release their latest software |
| pacifist | 15 | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes | - |
| heaviest | 14 | - | - |
| idealist | 9 | someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations | - |
| obstruct | 12 | block passage through | obstruct the path |
| stroking | 13 | a light touch with the hands | - |
| arsonist | 8 | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | - |
| farthest | 14 | to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) | see who could jump the farthest |
| distrust | 9 | the trait of not trusting others | - |
| starfish | 14 | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk | - |
| brewster | 13 | - | - |
| striving | 12 | an effortful attempt to attain a goal | - |
| tasteful | 11 | having or showing or conforming to good taste | - |
| stinging | 10 | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character | a stinging comment |
| existent | 15 | presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible | - |
| stroller | 8 | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | - |
| ancestry | 13 | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | - |
| imposter | 12 | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | - |
| catalyst | 13 | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | - |
| pristine | 10 | completely free from dirt or contamination | pristine mountain snow |
| plastics | 12 | - | - |
| bastille | 10 | a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution | - |
| travesty | 14 | a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations | - |
| molester | 10 | someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities | - |
| stupidly | 14 | in a stupid manner | he had stupidly bought a one way ticket |
| stimulus | 10 | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action | - |
| frosting | 12 | a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes | - |
| stiletto | 8 | a small dagger with a tapered blade | - |
| restrict | 10 | place under restrictions; limit access to by law | that area is restricted to security personnel only |
| stardust | 9 | a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality | - |
| nastiest | 8 | - | - |
| mistrust | 10 | the trait of not trusting others | - |
| mystique | 22 | an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing | - |
| vocalist | 13 | a person who sings | - |
| wasteful | 14 | inefficient in use of time and effort and materials | a clumsy and wasteful process |
| artistry | 11 | a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation | - |
| mistrial | 10 | a trial that is invalid or inconclusive | - |
| vastness | 11 | unusual largeness in size or extent or number | - |
| swastika | 15 | the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction | - |
| tapestry | 13 | a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs | - |
| breasted | 11 | having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds | small-breasted |
| stowaway | 17 | a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage | - |
| airstrip | 10 | an airfield without normal airport facilities | - |
| stickler | 14 | someone who insists on something | a stickler for promptness |
| estrogen | 9 | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | - |
| lamppost | 14 | a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) | - |
| pastoral | 10 | a musical composition that evokes rural life | - |
| feasting | 12 | eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) | - |
| finalist | 11 | a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition | - |
| mistreat | 10 | treat badly | - |
| minstrel | 10 | a singer of folk songs | - |
| newscast | 13 | a broadcast of news or commentary on the news | - |
| priestly | 13 | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood | priestly dedication to the people of his parish |
| dirtiest | 9 | - | - |
| organist | 9 | a person who plays an organ | - |
| lobbyist | 15 | someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer | - |
| stagnant | 9 | not growing or changing; without force or vitality | - |
| christen | 13 | administer baptism to | - |
| toasting | 9 | cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill | proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread |
| stadiums | 11 | - | - |
| standoff | 15 | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | - |
| agnostic | 11 | uncertain of all claims to knowledge | - |
| unlisted | 9 | not having your name entered on a voting list | an unlisted voter |
| fastball | 13 | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | he swung late on the fastball |
| unjustly | 18 | in an unjust manner | he was unjustly singled out for punishment |
| holistic | 13 | emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole | - |
| unsteady | 12 | not firmly or solidly positioned | climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder |
| systemic | 15 | affecting an entire system | a systemic poison |
| joystick | 24 | a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane | - |
| bustling | 11 | full of energetic and noisy activity | a bustling city |
| keystone | 15 | a central cohesive source of support and stability | the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money |
| straying | 12 | unable to find your way | found the straying sheep |
| stealthy | 14 | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed | stealthy footsteps |
| overcast | 13 | make overcast or cloudy | Fall weather often overcasts our beaches |
| fiercest | 13 | - | - |
| dipstick | 17 | a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level | - |
| hysteric | 16 | characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria | during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered |
| westward | 15 | toward the west | they traveled westward toward the setting sun |
| strumpet | 12 | a woman adulterer | - |
| theorist | 11 | someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) | - |
| standish | 12 | English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) | - |
| pastrami | 12 | highly seasoned cut of smoked beef | - |
| wisteria | 11 | any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria | - |
| stockade | 15 | a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) | - |
| pestered | 11 | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions |
| botanist | 10 | a biologist specializing in the study of plants | - |
| offstage | 15 | concealed from public view or attention | offstage political meetings |
| littlest | 8 | - | - |
| downcast | 14 | filled with melancholy and despondency | downcast after his defeat |
| medalist | 11 | someone who has won a medal | - |
| modestly | 14 | with modesty; in a modest manner | the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare' |
| starship | 13 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
| humanist | 13 | of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism | the humanistic revival of learning |
| listless | 8 | marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm | reacted to the crisis with listless resignation |
| stringer | 9 | a long horizontal timber to connect uprights | - |
| straddle | 10 | range or extend over; occupy a certain area | The plants straddle the entire state |
| stopover | 13 | a stopping place on a journey | there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago |
| signpost | 11 | a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way | - |
| astonish | 11 | affect with wonder | - |
| accosted | 13 | - | - |
| eastward | 12 | the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees | - |
| moralist | 10 | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | - |
| castaway | 16 | a shipwrecked person | - |
| banister | 10 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| foggiest | 13 | - | - |
| stooping | 11 | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect | a little oldish misshapen stooping woman |
| sunstone | 8 | a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals | - |
| stigmata | 11 | marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ | - |
| postmark | 16 | stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing | - |
| holstein | 11 | a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland | - |
| lustrous | 8 | reflecting light | lustrous auburn hair |
| linguist | 9 | a specialist in linguistics | - |
| satanist | 8 | an adherent of Satan or Satanism | - |
| studious | 9 | characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading | a quiet studious child |
| restorer | 8 | a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | - |
| populist | 12 | someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite | - |
| egoistic | 11 | limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs | - |
| lyricist | 13 | a person who writes the words for songs | - |
| monastic | 12 | of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows | - |
| costumed | 13 | dressed in clothing characteristic of a period, country, or class | - |
| sturgeon | 9 | large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone | - |
| asterisk | 12 | mark with an asterisk | - |
| footstep | 13 | the sound of a step of someone walking | he heard footsteps on the porch |
| adjuster | 16 | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | - |
| forester | 11 | someone trained in forestry | - |
| logistic | 11 | of or relating to logistics | logistic requirements |
| centrist | 10 | a person who takes a position in the political center | - |
| stringed | 10 | - | - |
| streaked | 13 | marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations | streaked hair |
| strainer | 8 | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through | - |
| sacristy | 13 | a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | - |
| remotest | 10 | - | - |
| distaste | 9 | a feeling of intense dislike | - |
| gemstone | 11 | a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry | - |
| cloister | 10 | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) | - |
| detested | 10 | treated with dislike or contempt | - |
| stillson | 8 | - | - |
| untested | 9 | not tried or tested by experience | still untested in battle |
| upstaged | 12 | - | - |
| westerly | 14 | of wind; from the west | - |
| staining | 9 | the act of spotting or staining something | - |
| pederast | 11 | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner | - |
| teamster | 10 | someone who drives a truck as an occupation | - |
| sorriest | 8 | - | - |
| playlist | 13 | a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio | - |
| overstay | 14 | stay too long | overstay or outstay one's welcome |
| easterly | 11 | from the east; used especially of winds | the winds are easterly |
| forestry | 14 | the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber | - |
| stylized | 21 | using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous | a stylized mode of theater production |
| staccato | 12 | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply | staccato applause |
| stemming | 13 | - | - |
| roadster | 9 | an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat | - |
| motorist | 10 | someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile | - |
| chastise | 13 | censure severely | She chastised him for his insensitive remarks |
| stretchy | 16 | capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape | - |
| strummer | 12 | - | - |
| stopcock | 18 | faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid | - |
| sunburst | 10 | a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it | - |
| thruster | 11 | one who intrudes or pushes himself forward | - |
| stagnate | 9 | be idle; exist in a changeless situation | The old man sat and stagnated on his porch |
| statuary | 11 | statues collectively | - |
| bigamist | 13 | someone who marries one person while already legally married to another | - |
| estragon | 9 | fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | - |
| escapist | 12 | a person who escapes into a world of fantasy | - |
| futurist | 11 | someone who predicts the future | - |
| streaker | 12 | someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place | - |
| barstool | 10 | - | - |
| boastful | 13 | exhibiting self-importance | - |
| nihilist | 11 | an advocate of anarchism | - |
| stoppage | 13 | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | - |
| stephane | 13 | - | - |
| shouldst | 12 | - | - |
| sisterly | 11 | like or characteristic of or befitting a sister | sisterly kindness |
| reinvest | 11 | - | - |
| readjust | 16 | adjust again after an initial failure | - |
| amethyst | 16 | a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone | - |
| apostate | 10 | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | - |
| backstab | 18 | - | - |
| forested | 12 | covered with forest | efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest |
| hemostat | 13 | a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel | - |
| naturist | 8 | a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion | - |
| cystitis | 13 | inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters | - |
| strident | 9 | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | - |
| sturdier | 9 | - | - |
| stoicism | 12 | an indifference to pleasure or pain | - |
| systolic | 13 | of or relating to a systole or happening during a systole | - |
| touristy | 11 | visited by throngs of tourists | tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy |
| unionist | 8 | a worker who belongs to a trade union | - |
| unfasten | 11 | become undone or untied | The shoelaces unfastened |
| royalist | 11 | an advocate of the principles of monarchy | - |
| overstep | 13 | pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | - |
| baptists | 12 | any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers | - |
| accustom | 14 | make psychologically or physically used (to something) | - |
| alarmist | 10 | a person who alarms others needlessly | - |
| esthetic | 13 | (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | he despised the esthetic of minimalism |
| immodest | 13 | having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc | brash immodest boasting |
| goalpost | 11 | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field | - |
| lowliest | 11 | - | - |
| mainstay | 13 | a prominent supporter | - |
| mastodon | 11 | extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth | - |
| steerage | 9 | the act of steering a ship | - |
| standout | 9 | - | - |
| severest | 11 | - | - |
| sidestep | 11 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| angriest | 9 | - | - |
| asystole | 11 | absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death | - |
| cabstand | 13 | a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | - |
| aesthete | 11 | one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature | - |
| jokester | 19 | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes | - |
| jostling | 16 | the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) | - |
| gestured | 10 | - | - |
| masterly | 13 | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill | a masterly performance of the sonata |
| colonist | 10 | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | - |
| stockman | 16 | farmer who breed or raises livestock | - |
| straggle | 10 | wander from a direct or straight course | - |
| theistic | 13 | of or relating to theism | - |
| rightist | 12 | a member of a right wing political party | - |
| postcode | 13 | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail | - |
| altruist | 8 | someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being | - |
| backstop | 18 | (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher | - |
| alienist | 8 | a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness | - |
| druggist | 11 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
| fatalist | 11 | of or relating to fatalism | a fatalist person |
| doorpost | 11 | a jamb for a door | - |
| juiciest | 17 | - | - |
| loyalist | 11 | a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) | - |
| lousiest | 8 | - | - |
| megastar | 11 | - | - |
| neediest | 9 | - | - |
| colorist | 10 | a painter able to achieve special effects with color | - |
| damndest | 12 | - | - |
| streamer | 10 | a newspaper headline that runs across the full page | - |
| studding | 11 | - | - |
| teeniest | 8 | - | - |
| staggers | 10 | a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling | - |
| stalwart | 11 | used especially of persons | a stalwart knight |
| satirist | 8 | a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm | - |
| shitlist | 11 | a list of people who are out of favor | - |
| shiniest | 11 | - | - |
| pastiche | 15 | a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources | - |
| pugilist | 11 | someone who fights with his fists for sport | - |
| attested | 9 | established as genuine | - |
| bedstead | 12 | the framework of a bed | - |
| fastener | 11 | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | - |
| flautist | 11 | someone who plays the flute | - |
| hairiest | 11 | - | - |
| horniest | 11 | - | - |
| huckster | 17 | sell or offer for sale from place to place | - |
| kinkiest | 16 | - | - |
| masthead | 14 | a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. | - |
| messiest | 10 | - | - |
| nestling | 9 | young bird not yet fledged | - |
| costumer | 12 | someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) | - |
| capstone | 12 | a stone that forms the top of wall or building | - |
| stuccoed | 13 | - | - |
| trustful | 11 | inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust | great brown eye, true and trustful |
| tungsten | 9 | a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite | - |
| stabling | 11 | accommodation for animals (especially for horses) | - |
| stenosis | 8 | abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway | - |
| stingier | 9 | - | - |
| stanhope | 13 | a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
| palestra | 10 | a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | - |
| arrester | 8 | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier | - |
| blastoff | 16 | the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination | - |
| aerostat | 8 | - | - |
| airburst | 10 | an explosion in the atmosphere | - |
| dynastic | 14 | of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty | - |
| fanciest | 13 | - | - |
| gutsiest | 9 | - | - |
| hobbyist | 18 | a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure | - |
| hipsters | 13 | a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | - |
| gestural | 9 | being other than verbal communication | the study of gestural communication |
| outcaste | 10 | not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society | - |
| lockstep | 16 | a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead | the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep |
| weariest | 11 | - | - |
| vestment | 13 | gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy | - |
| storeyed | 12 | having stories as indicated | - |
| stylised | 12 | using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous | - |
| sunniest | 8 | - | - |
| testable | 10 | - | - |
| typecast | 15 | identify as belonging to a certain type | - |
| starches | 13 | foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) | - |
| starless | 8 | not starry; having no stars or starlike objects | dark starless nights |
| resistor | 8 | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | - |
| fastback | 19 | - | - |
| flattest | 11 | - | - |
| footrest | 11 | a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person | - |
| hedonist | 12 | someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures | - |
| headrest | 12 | a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash | - |
| hustings | 12 | the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) | - |
| instable | 10 | - | - |
| ghosting | 13 | - | - |
| gatepost | 11 | either of two posts that bound a gate | - |
| mastitis | 10 | inflammation of a breast (or udder) | - |
| listeria | 8 | any species of the genus Listeria | - |
| ceramist | 12 | a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln | - |
| construe | 10 | make sense of; assign a meaning to | - |
| cresting | 11 | - | - |
| windiest | 12 | - | - |
| stunting | 9 | the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | - |
| stubbing | 13 | - | - |
| strutted | 9 | - | - |
| strafing | 12 | - | - |
| stormier | 10 | - | - |
| tackiest | 14 | - | - |
| stemware | 13 | - | - |
| stickier | 14 | - | - |
| staysail | 11 | a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | - |
| starkers | 12 | (British informal) stark naked | - |
| riskiest | 12 | - | - |
| slimmest | 12 | - | - |
| slugfest | 12 | a fight with bare fists | - |
| psalmist | 12 | a composer of sacred songs | - |
| alpinist | 10 | a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs | - |
| ballista | 10 | an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | - |
| bestride | 11 | get up on the back of | - |
| blustery | 13 | noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others | - |
| bristled | 11 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| dustcart | 11 | a truck for collecting domestic refuse | in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart |
| dystopia | 14 | a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror | - |
| estoppel | 12 | a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled | - |
| estrange | 9 | arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness | - |
| essayist | 11 | a writer of literary works | - |
| faustian | 11 | pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values | - |
| doorstop | 11 | a stop that keeps open doors from moving | - |
| grimmest | 13 | - | - |
| instated | 9 | - | - |
| mainmast | 12 | the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts | - |
| mistimed | 13 | - | - |
| noisiest | 8 | - | - |
| cockiest | 16 | - | - |
| corniest | 10 | - | - |
| castling | 11 | interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | - |
| unstoned | 9 | - | - |
| whipster | 16 | - | - |
| striping | 11 | the act of marking with stripes | - |
| streusel | 8 | a crumbly topping for a pastry | - |
| stressor | 8 | any agent that causes stress to an organism | - |
| stinting | 9 | avoiding waste | stinting in bestowing gifts |
