8-letter words containing a, e, r
- arbiters — Plural form of arbiter.
- arbitrer — arbitrator.
- arboreal — Arboreal animals live in trees.
- arborise — To cause to have a tree like appearance.
- arborite — a brand of laminated plastic sheets containing melamine, used esp for heat-resistant surfaces that can be easily cleaned
- arborize — to give, or take on, a treelike branched appearance
- arboured — situated in, or as if in, an arbour
- arbuscle — a small tree, or a plant halfway between a shrub and a tree
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- arcature — a small-scale arcade
- arcesius — a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- archaeal — relating to or involving the order Archaea
- archaean — any member of the Archaea, a domain of prokaryotic microorganisms, distinguished from bacteria on molecular phylogenetic grounds and often found in hostile environments, such as volcanic vents and hot springs
- archaeo- — indicating ancient or primitive time or condition
- archaeon — A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
- archaise — Standard spelling of from=non-Oxford.
- archaize — to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- archetto — a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- archived — Simple past tense and past participle of archive.
- archiver — One who, or that which, archives.
- archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archlute — a long, large bass lute
- archmage — A very powerful mage.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- archwise — like an arch
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- area rug — An area rug is a rug that covers only part of a floor.
- areaways — Plural form of areaway.
- areolate — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- areology — the study of the planet Mars
- arequipa — a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft): founded in 1540 on the site of an Inca city. Pop: 791 000 (2005 est)
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- 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
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- argufier — a person who argufies
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.