8-letter words containing a, n, o, t, e
- obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- obstante — notwithstanding.
- obtained — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- obtainer — One who obtains.
- oceanaut — aquanaut.
- oceanite — A variety of picrite that is chiefly composed of olivine phenocrysts.
- octangle — octangular.
- odonates — Plural form of odonate.
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
- on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- ondaatje — Michael. born 1943, Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer: his works include the poetry collection There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do (1979), the Booker-prizewinning novel The English Patient (1992, filmed 1997), Anil's Ghost (2000), and Divisadero (2007)
- one-star — of or being a brigadier general, as indicated by one star on an insignia.
- onstream — Being produced.
- opencast — (chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed.
- operants — Plural form of operant.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- ordinate — Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- ossetian — Also, Ossetic. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossetia, a region in Caucasia, or the Ossets, the people living there.
- ouessant — French name of Ushant.
- outdance — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- outlearn — to exceed in learning
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- outrange — to have a longer or greater range than.
- overneat — too neat
- ozenfant — Amédée [a-mey-dey] /a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1966, French painter and writer, in the U.S. after 1938.
- pantheon — a national monument in Paris, France, used as a sepulcher for eminent French persons, begun in 1764 by Soufflot as the church of Ste. Geneviève and secularized in 1885.
- pantofle — a slipper.
- paste-on — that can be pasted or stuck on: canning jars with paste-on labels.
- patentor — a person or official agency that grants patents.
- paterson — a city in NE New Jersey.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- patrones — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronne — a woman who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar
- pentagon — a polygon having five angles and five sides.
- pentanol — any of various colourless, odoriferous isomers of C5H11OH
- pentosan — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- phaethon — a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- rationed — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- ratooner — a plant that grows by ratooning