8-letter words containing a, e, r
- asternal — not connected or joined to the sternum
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- asynergy — defective coordination between parts, as muscles or limbs, that normally act in unison.
- at grade — on the same level
- at heart — If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart, you mean that that is what they are really like, even though they may seem very different.
- at large — You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
- atabrine — quinacrine hydrochloride, C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases
- ateliers — Plural form of atelier.
- atherine — any of several small fish of the genus Atherina
- 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
- atherton — Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton. born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- 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
- atrament — a liquid substance that is black in colour
- atrazine — a white crystalline compound widely used as a weedkiller. Formula: C8H14N5Cl
- atremble — in a shaking or trembling state
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- attacher — Someone who attaches.
- attacker — You can refer to a person who attacks someone as their attacker.
- attainer — a person who attains or achieves something
- attemper — to modify by blending; temper
- attender — The attenders at a particular place or event are the people who go there.
- attercop — a spider
- attester — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- attestor — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- attorney — In the United States, an attorney or attorney at law is a lawyer.
- attrited — worn down by friction or attrition
- attritee — (human resources) One who attrits; one who quits.
- atwitter — twittering, nervously excited
- aubrieta — any of a genus (Aubrieta) of plants of the crucifer family native to the Middle East, with showy, purplish flowers: often grown in rock gardens
- auerbach — Frank (Helmuth). born 1931, British painter, born in Germany, noted esp for his use of impasto
- augurate — The position or office of an augur.
- augurers — Plural form of augurer.
- auguries — Plural form of augury.
- auramine — a yellow, crystalline solid, C 17 H 22 ClN 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
- aurelius — Marcus(Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) a.d. 121-180; Rom. emperor (161-180) & Stoic philosopher
- aureolae — Plural form of aureola.
- aureoles — Plural form of aureole.
- aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- auricled — (botany) auriculate.
- auricles — Plural form of auricle.
- aurifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aurify.
- aurorean — of or resembling dawn
- aurulent — Gold in color.
- austerer — Comparative form of austere.
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- autofire — (video games) A feature on a joystick that permits automatic firing, as though the player were repeatedly pressing the fire button.