8-letter words containing a, n, t
- ankerite — a greyish to brown mineral that resembles dolomite and consists of a carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO3
- annalist — a writer of annals
- annamite — of or relating to Vietnam or its inhabitants.
- annattos — Plural form of annatto.
- anniston — a city in E Alabama.
- annotate — If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
- annoybot — (computing, slang) A bot within an IRC channel that sends annoying messages to online participants.
- annulate — having, composed of, or marked with rings
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- anointed — chosen officially to do an important job
- anointer — One who anoints.
- anquetil — Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/ (Show IPA), 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.
- ansermet — Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
- ant bear — a large, ant-eating, edentate mammal (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) of Central America and tropical South America, with a long, shaggy tail; giant anteater
- ant bird — any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- ant hill — a mound of soil, leaves, etc, near the entrance of an ants' nest, carried and deposited there by the ants while constructing the nest
- ant lion — any of a family (Myrmeleontidae) of neuropteran insects, some of which have large-jawed larvae (doodlebugs) that lie hidden in cone-shaped pits where they feed on ants and other insects that fall in
- antabuse — a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
- antacids — Plural form of antacid.
- antagony — (obsolete) contest; opposition; antagonism.
- antakiya — Arabic name of Antioch.
- antalgic — relieving or reducing pain
- antbears — Plural form of antbear.
- antbirds — Plural form of antbird.
- anteater — An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.
- antecede — to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede
- antedate — to be or occur at an earlier date than
- antehall — a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- antenati — the people born before a certain date or event
- antenave — a porch or narthex before the nave of a church.
- antennae — a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
- antennal — Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
- antennas — a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
- antepast — an appetizer
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- anteroom — An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
- antetype — an earlier form; prototype
- antevert — to displace (an organ or part) by tilting it forward
- anthelix — a prominent curved fold of cartilage just inside the outer rim of the external ear
- anthemia — an ornament of floral forms in a flat radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration, vase painting, etc.
- anthemic — (of a song) like an anthem in being rousing or uplifting.
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- antheses — Plural form of anthesis.
- anthesis — the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
- anthills — Plural form of anthill.
- anthodia — a flower head or capitulum, especially the head of a composite plant.
- anthrop. — anthropological
- antiacid — Antacid.
- antiacne — inhibiting the development of acne