8-letter words containing a, n
- anhungry — (obsolete, rare) Hungry.
- anianiau — a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- aniconic — (of images of deities, symbols, etc) not portrayed in a human or animal form
- animalia — the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.
- animalic — relating to animals
- animally — in a physical manner or from the point of view of the anima
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- animater — animator
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- animatic — an initial edition or forerunner of a film, often a commercial, which contains a sequence of storyboard shots accompanied by a soundtrack
- animator — An animator is a person who makes films by means of animation.
- animists — Plural form of animist.
- aniridia — the absence of an iris, due to a congenital condition or an injury
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- ankerite — a greyish to brown mineral that resembles dolomite and consists of a carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO3
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annalise — record in annals
- annalist — a writer of annals
- annalize — to document in annals or historical records
- annamese — of or relating to Annam
- annamite — of or relating to Vietnam or its inhabitants.
- annattos — Plural form of annatto.
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- annelida — the phylum comprising the annelids.
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annensky — Innokenty Fyodorovich [ee-nuh-kyen-ti fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /i nʌˈkyɛn tɪ ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1856–1909, Russian poet.
- annexing — Present participle of annex.
- annexins — Plural form of annexin.
- annigoni — Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1910–88, Italian painter; noted esp for his portraits of President Kennedy (1961) and Queen Elizabeth II (1955 and 1970)
- 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.
- announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
- annoybot — (computing, slang) A bot within an IRC channel that sends annoying messages to online participants.
- annoying — Someone or something that is annoying makes you feel fairly angry and impatient.
- annually — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annulary — (archaic) Having the form of a ring; annular.
- annulate — having, composed of, or marked with rings
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- annulled — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- annunzio — Gabriele [gah-bree-e-le] /ˌgɑ briˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), D'Annunzio, Gabriele.
- anocracy — A political system which is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic, often being vulnerable to political instability.
- anodally — in an anodal manner
- anodized — coated with a protective oxide film by electrolysis
- anodynes — Plural form of anodyne.
- anodynic — relating to the soothing or alleviating of pain
- anointed — chosen officially to do an important job
- anointer — One who anoints.
- anomeric — (organic chemistry) Of, or pertaining to anomers.