8-letter words containing a, l, t, r, i
- straitly — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strobila — the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
- sutorial — relating to sewing or cobbling
- taffrail — the upper part of the stern of a ship.
- taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
- tailleur — a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
- tailor's — a shop where clothes can be repaired or altered
- tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- tailrace — the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- tenurial — the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
- teraglin — an edible marine fish, Zeluco atelodus, of Australia which has fine scales and is blue in colour
- terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- tiltyard — a courtyard or other area for tilting.
- tiraspol — a city in E Moldavia (Moldova), NW of Odessa.
- tirolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- tonsilar — of or relating to the tonsils
- torminal — of or relating to tormina
- toroidal — of or relating to a toroid.
- tortilla — a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
- tractile — capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- tragical — characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity.
- trailing — to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
- trailman — trailsman.
- tramline — a streetcar system.
- tranquil — free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
- trapline — the ensnaring filament of a spider's web.
- travails — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- trawling — fishing using a trawl net or trawl line
- treenail — a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- trialism — the belief that man consists of body, soul, and spirit
- triality — the state of being threefold
- triangle — a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- triapsal — (of a church) having three apses
- triaxial — having three axes.
- triazole — any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- tribunal — a court of justice.
- trifocal — Optics. having three foci.
- trigonal — of, relating to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular.
- trilemma — a situation, analogous to a dilemma, in which there are three almost equally undesirable alternatives: His trilemma consisted in not knowing whether to acknowledge receipt, deny it, or simply leave.
- trimodal — (of a distribution) having three modes.
- trinodal — having three nodes or joints.
- tripedal — having three feet.
- triplane — an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other
- triple a — anti-aircraft artillery
- tripodal — pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- tritical — trite or hackneyed
- trivalve — having three valves, as a shell.
- trizonal — formed or arranged in three layers or zones
- tropical — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.