8-letter words containing a, e, s
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
- andesine — a feldspar mineral of the plagioclase series consisting of an aluminium silicate of sodium and calcium. Formula: NaAlSi3O8.CaAl2Si2O8
- andesite — a fine-grained tan or grey volcanic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, esp andesine, amphibole, and pyroxene
- andrewes — Lancelot. 1555–1626, English bishop and theologian
- anemious — (of a plant) Growing in exposed windy places.
- anemones — Plural form of anemone.
- anemosis — spacing between the annual rings in wood that is caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- aneurysm — a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel
- anfinsen — Christian Boehmer. 1916–95, US biochemist, noted for his research on the structure of enzymes. Nobel prize for chemistry 1972
- anginose — (dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
- anglaise — an old English country-dance.
- anglesey — an island and county of N Wales, formerly part of Gwynedd (1974–96), separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. Administrative centre: Llangefni. Pop: 59 500 (2003 est). Area: 720 sq km (278 sq miles)
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angriest — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angulose — having angles
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annalise — record in annals
- annamese — of or relating to Annam
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annensky — Innokenty Fyodorovich [ee-nuh-kyen-ti fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /i nʌˈkyɛn tɪ ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1856–1909, Russian poet.
- annexins — Plural form of annexin.
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- anodynes — Plural form of anodyne.
- anoscope — proctoscope.
- anserine — of or resembling a goose
- ansermet — Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- answerer — someone who answers
- antabuse — a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
- antbears — Plural form of antbear.
- antennas — a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
- antepast — an appetizer
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- antheses — Plural form of anthesis.
- anthesis — the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
- antigens — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- anuresis — inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder
- apathies — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- apatites — Plural form of apatite.
- aphetise — lose a vowel at the beginning of a word