8-letter words containing a, o, r, t, s
- astroids — Plural form of astroid.
- at worst — under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attestor — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- auditors — Plural form of auditor.
- aviators — Plural form of aviator.
- baronets — Plural form of baronet.
- barostat — a device for maintaining constant pressure, such as one used in an aircraft cabin
- barstool — a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
- bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
- botsares — Markos [Greek mahr-kaws] /Greek ˈmɑr kɔs/ (Show IPA), Bozzaris, Marco.
- broadest — of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
- cabestro — a halter made from horsehair
- calorist — a believer in caloric theory
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- carotids — Plural form of carotid.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- cartoons — Plural form of cartoon.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castrato — (in 17th- and 18th-century opera) a male singer whose testicles were removed before puberty, allowing the retention of a soprano or alto voice
- catworks — the machinery used on a drilling platform
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charoset — a dish of chopped fruit, nuts, and wine eaten at Passover, representing the mortar that Jewish slaves used to build parts of Egypt
- coarsest — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- coasters — Plural form of coaster.
- congrats — congratulations
- contrast — A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
- copastor — a fellow pastor
- corantos — Plural form of coranto.
- costards — Plural form of costard.
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cranston — city in R.I.: suburb of Providence: pop. 79,000
- creators — Plural form of creator.
- crostata — A kind of Italian baked tart.
- cryostat — an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature
- curators — Plural form of curator.
- dartrous — of or pertaining to dartre
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dog star — the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- dogcarts — Plural form of dogcart.
- donators — to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause: to donate used clothes to the Salvation Army.
- doormats — Plural form of doormat.
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- equators — Plural form of equator.
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- estragon — Tarragon.
- eurostar — a high speed train that connects London and Kent in the UK with Paris and Lille in France and Brussels in Belgium by crossing the English Channel through the Channel Tunnel