8-letter words containing a, n, t
- antipyic — acting against or preventing suppuration
- antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
- antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antiquey — having the appearance of an antique
- antirape — opposed to or acting against rape
- antirent — noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- antiriot — (of police officers, equipment, measures, etc) designed for or engaged in the control of crowds
- antirock — opposed to rock music
- antiroll — designed to prevent a vehicle from tilting
- antirust — (of a product or procedure) effective against rust
- antisana — a volcano in N central Ecuador, in the Andes. Height: 5756 m (18 885 ft)
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antiship — (of a weapon) designed for attacking ships
- antiskid — designed or constructed to prevent the skidding of a vehicle, especially by reducing hydraulic pressure in the brake system to prevent the brakes from locking.
- antislip — designed to prevent slipping or to remain stationary
- antismog — acting to reduce smog, aimed at preventing smog
- antismut — opposed to or acting to prevent the circulation of obscene material
- antisnob — a person opposed to snobbery
- antispam — intended to block unsolicited e-mails
- antistat — a substance that prevents or reduces the accumulation of static electricity
- antisway — Designed to stabilize the left and right suspension systems of a road vehicle so as reduce roll or sway when turning corners.
- antitank — designed to immobilize or destroy armoured vehicles
- antithet — an example of antithesis; an antithetic statement
- antitype — a person or thing that is foreshadowed or represented by a type or symbol, esp a character or event in the New Testament prefigured in the Old Testament
- antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
- antiweed — opposed to marijuana use
- antlered — having antlers
- antliate — having an antlia
- antonius — Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs)
- antonyms — a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. Compare synonym (def 1).
- antonymy — the semantic relationship between words that have opposite meanings
- antpitta — a South American bird that feeds on ants
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- anything — You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
- anythink — (UK) eye dialect of anything.
- apastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- aperient — laxative
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aphanite — any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
- appleton — Sir Edward (Victor). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947
- appoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appoint.
- aquanaut — a person who lives and works underwater
- aquatint — a technique of etching copper with acid to produce an effect resembling the flat tones of wash or watercolour. The tone or tint is obtained by acid (aqua) biting through the pores of a ground that only partially protects the copper
- aquatone — a keep-fit regime in which exercises, both aerobic and strength building, are performed in a swimming pool
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- arcanist — a person with secret knowledge of a manufacturing technique