8-letter words containing a, e, m
- apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- aramaean — of or relating to Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)
- archmage — A very powerful mage.
- argemone — any of various plants of the genus Argemone of the family Papaveraceae, which are native to the Americas, have large white or yellow flowers and are covered in prickles
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- armalite — a lightweight high-velocity rifle of various calibres, capable of automatic and semiautomatic operation
- armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
- armature — a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
- armholes — Plural form of armhole.
- armidale — a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)
- armitage — Simon (Robert). born 1963, British poet and writer, whose collections include Zoom! (1989), Killing Time (1999), and Universal Home Doctor (2002)
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armorers — Plural form of armorer.
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- armorize — to equip with armor or other protective devices: to armorize a car with bulletproof glass.
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- armourer — An armourer is someone who makes or supplies weapons.
- armozeen — a plain silk, often black, used for clerical gowns and mourning purposes, as well as for women's dresses during and before the 18th century
- armrests — Plural form of armrest.
- arms-eye — the armhole opening in a garment.
- aseismic — denoting a region free of earthquakes
- ashmedai — (tool) A symbolic mathematics package by Michael Levine <[email protected]> that influenced SMP and FORM. There are versions for the Univac 1108 and VAX/VMS.
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asmonean — Hasmonean.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- assamese — the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali
- assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
- asterism — three asterisks arranged in a triangle (⁂ or ), to draw attention to the text that follows
- at times — You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
- atemoyas — Plural form of atemoya.
- atheldom — (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- athermal — (physics) Describing any process that does not involve either heat or a change in temperature.
- atheroma — a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.
- atomized — Simple past tense and past participle of atomize.
- atomizer — a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines
- atomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize.
- atrament — a liquid substance that is black in colour
- atremble — in a shaking or trembling state
- attemper — to modify by blending; temper
- attempts — An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed.