8-letter words containing a, n, s, e
- szechwan — Sichuan.
- talesman — a person summoned as one of the tales.
- taliesin — flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- tallness — having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
- tameness — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- tanaiste — the vice-Taoiseach or deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland
- tartness — sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow.
- tashkent — a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Capital: Tashkent.
- tastevin — small shallow cup for wine tasting
- tautness — tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- teniasis — infestation with tapeworms.
- teresian — a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- teresina — a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- ternates — an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- test ban — an agreement by nations producing nuclear weapons to refrain from testing them in the atmosphere.
- tetanise — to induce tetanus in (a muscle).
- thatness — the state or quality of being 'that' or having existence
- the swan — the constellation Cygnus
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- tidesman — a Customs official at a port
- timespan — a span of time; time frame.
- titaness — a female Titan
- trainers — shoes that people wear, especially for running and other sports
- transect — to cut across; dissect transversely.
- transept — any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transire — a document allowing goods to pass through customs
- transkei — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- transnet — the official rail and transport service in South Africa
- transude — to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- transume — to make an official transcription of
- trapnest — a nesting box that can be entered but not exited by a hen, which is then released once its eggs have been counted
- trewsman — a Highlander
- tsarevna — a daughter of a czar.
- unabased — (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual: a bend abased.
- unabused — not abused or mistreated physically or verbally
- unamused — pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- unarisen — not having risen
- unawares — while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently.
- unbasted — (of a garment) not basted; not sewn loosely together
- unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- uncashed — money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- uncasked — removed from a cask; brought out of a cask
- uncaused — not resulting from some antecedent cause.
- unceased — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- unchaste — not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.
- undashed — lacking a dash or dashes
- undersay — to state in the form of an answer
- undersea — located, carried on, or used under the surface of the sea: undersea life.