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8-letter words containing a, h, r

  • alberich — (in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs
  • albright — Horace Marden [mahrd-n] /ˈmɑrd n/ (Show IPA), 1890–1987, U.S. conservationist and cofounder of the National Park Service.
  • algraphy — (formerly) an offset process employing an aluminum plate instead of a stone.
  • alhambra — a citadel and palace in Granada, Spain, built for the Moorish kings during the 13th and 14th centuries: noted for its rich ornamentation
  • allocher — any of the variant forms of a chereme.
  • allright — yes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you.
  • almirahs — Plural form of almirah.
  • alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
  • alrighty — Lb informal Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
  • althorns — Plural form of althorn.
  • amaranth — an imaginary flower that never fades
  • ambusher — One who ambushes.
  • amorphic — Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
  • amphorae — a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
  • amphoral — relating to or resembling an amphora
  • amphoric — resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. Amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
  • anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
  • anarchal — having no government; anarchic
  • anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
  • anarcho- — Anarcho- combines with nouns and adjectives to form words indicating that something is both anarchistic and the other thing that is mentioned.
  • anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
  • anchoret — anchorite.
  • anephric — (pathology) Without functioning kidneys.
  • anhedral — the downward inclination of an aircraft wing in relation to the lateral axis
  • anhungry — (obsolete, rare) Hungry.
  • anorchia — An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
  • anthrop. — anthropological
  • antihero — An antihero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
  • anywhere — You use anywhere in statements with negative meaning to indicate that a place does not exist.
  • aphorise — To create an aphorism.
  • aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
  • aphorist — a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
  • aphorize — to write or speak in aphorisms
  • apograph — a perfect copy or transcript
  • approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
  • arachnid — any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
  • aranrhod — the daughter of the goddess Dôn and the mother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
  • arapahoe — Arapaho.
  • arbroath — a port and resort in E Scotland, in Angus: scene of the barons of Scotland's declaration of independence to Pope John XXII in 1320. Pop: 22 785 (2001)
  • arch dam — a dam that is curved in the horizontal plane and usually built of concrete, in which the horizontal thrust is taken by abutments in the sides of a valley. Arch dams must be built on solid rock, as a yielding material would cause a failure
  • 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.
  • archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
  • archaist — something archaic, as a word or expression.
  • archaize — to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms
  • archbanc — archebanc.
  • archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
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