8-letter words containing a, i, o
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- aquiform — Resembling water; watery, liquid.
- arborise — To cause to have a tree like appearance.
- arborist — a specialist in the cultivation of trees
- 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
- arciform — shaped like an arch
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- arillode — a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk
- arilloid — relating to or resembling an aril
- arizonan — of Arizona
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armonica — a glass harmonica, being a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism
- armorial — of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
- armorica — an ancient name for Brittany
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- armorist — a heraldry expert
- armorize — to equip with armor or other protective devices: to armorize a car with bulletproof glass.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- aromatic — An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arpeggio — a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- arriccio — (formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
- arrowing — Present participle of arrow.
- arsonist — An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or vehicle.
- arterio- — artery or arteries
- arvicole — a mouse or water vole that belongs to the genus Arvicola
- asconoid — pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- ascorbic — Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- assiento — a slave trade treaty between other countries and Spain which allowed other countries to supply slaves to Spanish dependencies or colonies
- assignor — a person who transfers or assigns property
- assistor — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assoiled — Simple past tense and past participle of assoil.
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- astroids — Plural form of astroid.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- athetoid — (symptom) characterised by athetosis.
- athonite — of or relating to Mount Athos.
- atkinson — Sir Harry Albert. 1831–92, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1876–77; 1883–84; 1887–91)
- atomical — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.