8-letter words containing a, e, t, h
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- athenian — a native or inhabitant of Athens
- 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)
- athetize — to reject as not genuine
- athetoid — (symptom) characterised by athetosis.
- athletes — Plural form of athlete.
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- athonite — of or relating to Mount Athos.
- attached — If you are attached to someone or something, you like them very much.
- attacher — Someone who attaches.
- attaches — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- 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.
- availeth — Archaic third-person singular form of avail.
- aweather — towards the weather
- barathea — a fabric made of silk and wool or cotton and rayon, used esp for coats
- barghest — (in the North of England, esp Yorkshire) a goblin that appears in the shape of a dog as an omen of death or other misfortune
- base hit — a play in which the batter hits a fair ball and gets on base without benefit of an opponent's error and without forcing out a runner already on base
- bashment — (slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- bathetic — containing or displaying bathos
- bathless — without a bath
- bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
- bathrobe — A bathrobe is a loose piece of clothing made of the same material as towels. You wear it before or after you have a bath or a swim.
- bayreuth — a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
- beathing — Present participle of beath.
- behatted — wearing a hat
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- berthage — a place for mooring boats
- bethesda — a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
- bethpage — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- bethrall — to make a slave of
- bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- bolthead — the head of a bolt
- bratchet — a brach or brachet hound
- breathed — relating to or denoting a speech sound for whose articulation the vocal cords are not made to vibrate
- breather — If you take a breather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
- breathes — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
- bush tea — a leguminous shrub of the genus Cyclopia, of southern Africa
- bushmeat — meat taken from any animal native to African forests, including species that may be endangered or not usually eaten outside Africa
- butthead — a stupid person
- by heart — If you know something such as a poem by heart, you have learned it so well that you can remember it without having to read it.
- cachepot — an ornamental container for a flowerpot
- cachette — A hidden nook; a hiding place.
- calanthe — any of various orchids of the genus Calanthe of the family Orchidaceae, found in tropical areas and having long-lasting yellow, white, or pink flowers
- calathea — any plant of the S. American perennial genus Calathea, many species of which are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative variegated leaves, esp the zebra plant (C. zebrina), the leaves of which are purplish below and dark green with lighter stripes above: family Marantaceae