8-letter words containing a, m, t
- thermals — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
- thermate — a mixture of thermite and other oxidizing agents used as filling for incendiary munitions.
- thiamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- thraldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- tidemark — the point that something or someone has reached, receded below, or risen above: He has reached the tidemark of his prosperity.
- tidesman — a Customs official at a port
- tie beam — a horizontal timber or the like for connecting two structural members to keep them from spreading apart, as a beam connecting the feet of two principal rafters in a roof truss.
- timariot — one holding a fief or piece of land in feudal Turkey from the 14th to the 17th centuries
- timbales — a pair of single-headed, cylindrical drums joined by a frame and played with drumsticks, used, esp. originally, in Latin American dance music
- time lag — A time lag is a fairly long interval of time between one event and another related event that happens after it.
- time was — there was a time
- time-lag — the period of time between two closely related events, phenomena, etc., as between stimulus and response or between cause and effect: a time-lag between the declaration of war and full war production.
- timecard — a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
- timepass — a way of passing the time
- timespan — a span of time; time frame.
- tiramisu — an Italian dessert with coffee and liquor-soaked layers of sponge cake alternating with mascarpone cheese and chocolate.
- titanism — revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- titanium — a dark-gray or silvery, lustrous, very hard, light, corrosion-resistant, metallic element, occurring combined in various minerals: used in metallurgy to remove oxygen and nitrogen from steel and to toughen it. Symbol: Ti; atomic weight: 47.90; atomic number: 22; specific gravity: 4.5 at 20°C.
- to a man — an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- to arms! — arm yourselves!
- to blame — If someone is to blame for something bad that has happened, they are responsible for causing it.
- toadyism — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- tokonoma — (in Japanese architecture) a shallow alcove for the display of kakemonos or flower arrangements.
- tomahawk — a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool.
- tomalley — the liver of a lobster.
- tomatoes — any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
- tomatoey — like or tasting like tomato
- tombaugh — Clyde William, 1906–97, U.S. astronomer: discovered Pluto 1930.
- tomogram — the visual record produced by tomography.
- tomonaga — Shinichiro [shee-nee-chee-raw] /ˈʃi ni tʃiˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–79, Japanese physicist: Nobel prize 1965.
- tone arm — the free-swinging bracket of a phonograph containing the pickup.
- too many — an excessive number of
- topmaker — a wool dealer who specializes in selling wool tops to spinners
- torminal — of or relating to tormina
- totalism — totalitarianism.
- towerman — Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
- townsman — a native or inhabitant of a town.
- toxaemia — blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.
- toymaker — a person who makes toys.
- toywoman — a woman who sells toys
- trachoma — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- trackman — a person who assists in inspecting, installing, or maintaining railroad tracks.
- trailman — trailsman.
- trainman — a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- tramadol — an opioid analgesic, C 16 H 25 NO 2 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
- tramline — a streetcar system.
- trammels — hindrance to free action or movement
- tramming — trammel (def 3).
- tramping — the act of tramping.
- trampled — to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.