8-letter words containing a, m, t
- tamatave — a seaport on E Madagascar.
- tamboura — an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- tameable — able to be tamed.
- tameless — untamed or untamable.
- tameness — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tameside — a unitary authority of NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 213 400 (2003 est). Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
- tamper's — a person or thing that tamps.
- tamworth — a city in E Australia.
- tantalum — a gray, hard, rare, metallic element occurring in columbite and tantalite and usually associated with niobium: used, because of its resistance to corrosion by most acids, for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments and apparatus. Symbol: Ta; atomic weight: 180.948; atomic number: 73; specific gravity: 16.6.
- tantrism — (italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- taormina — a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.
- tapeworm — any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.
- tarentum — ancient name of Taranto.
- tasmania — an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.
- tautomer — a compound that exhibits tautomerism.
- tautonym — a scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the same, as Chloris chloris (the greenfinch).
- taxonomy — the science or technique of classification.
- tea room — A tea room is the same as a tea shop.
- teammate — a member of the same team.
- teamster — a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
- teamwise — in respect of a team, in the manner of a team
- teamwork — cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.
- teasmade — an automatic tea-making machine
- telegram — a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
- telemann — Georg Philipp [gey-awrk fee-lip,, fil-ip] /geɪˌɔrk ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA), 1681–1767, German composer.
- telemark — a turn in which a skier places one ski far forward of the other and gradually angles the tip of the forward ski inward in the direction to be turned.
- temesvar — Hungarian name of Timişoara.
- temirtau — a city in E central Kazakhstan, NW of Karaganda.
- template — a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
- temporal — of, relating to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- teratism — love or worship of the monstrous.
- teratoma — a tumor made up of different types of tissue.
- term day — a fixed or appointed day, as for the payment of money due; a quarter day.
- terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- testamur — a certificate proving an examination has been passed
- testatum — a part of a purchase deed
- tetramer — a molecule composed of four identical, simpler molecules.
- thalamic — Anatomy. the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass to reach the cerebral cortex.
- thalamus — Anatomy. the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass to reach the cerebral cortex.
- thallium — a soft, malleable, rare, bluish-white metallic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; atomic weight: 204.37; atomic number: 81; specific gravity: 11.85 at 20°C.
- thanedom — something that belongs to or lies within the jurisdiction of a thane
- the atom — nuclear energy
- the game — charades
- the lamb — a title given to Christ in the New Testament
- the maid — Joan of Arc
- the manx — the people of the Isle of Man
- the many — the majority of mankind, esp the common people
- the mark — the middle of the stomach at or above the line made by the boxer's trunks
- thematic — of or relating to a theme.