8-letter words containing a, o
- all gone — finished, used up
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- all told — You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total.
- all-over — upper; higher up.
- allegory — An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
- allegros — Plural form of allegro.
- allision — the striking of one ship by another.
- allmouth — angler (def 3).
- allocate — If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose.
- allocher — any of the variant forms of a chereme.
- allocute — (chiefly, US, legal) To make an allocution.
- allodial — (of land) held as an allodium
- allodium — lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord
- allogamy — cross-fertilization in flowering plants
- allomone — a chemical substance secreted externally by certain animals, such as insects, affecting the behaviour or physiology of another species detrimentally
- allopath — a person who practises or is skilled in allopathy
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- allosome — A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
- allotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- allottee — a person to whom something is allotted
- allotter — a person who allots
- allotype — an additional type specimen selected because of differences from the original type specimen, such as opposite sex or morphological details
- allotypy — the condition of being an allotype
- allow me — Some people say 'Allow me' as a polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- allow of — to be subject to; admit of
- allowing — to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- alloying — relating to, or used in, alloying
- allozyme — any one of a number of different structural forms of the same enzyme coded for by a different allele
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- alluvion — the wash of the sea or of a river
- almohade — a member of a group of puritanical Muslims, originally Berbers, who arose in S Morocco in the 12th century as a reaction against the corrupt Almoravides and who ruled Spain and all Maghrib from about 1147 to after 1213
- alocasia — any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia
- alogical — without logic
- alopecia — loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
- alopecic — bald
- alouette — French. a lark.
- aloysius — Saint. full name Aloysius Luigi Gonzaga. 1568–91, Italian Jesuit who died nursing plague victims; the patron saint of youth. Feast day: June 21
- alphonse — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”.
- alphonso — a masculine name
- alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
- alphosis — absence of skin pigmentation, as in albinism
- also-ran — If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
- alt-rock — a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- although — You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.
- altoists — Plural form of altoist.
- alumroot — any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
- alunogen — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- alvarado — ˈPedro de (ˈpɛdroʊ deɪ ) ; peˈdrō dā) 1495-1541; Sp. general with Cortés in the conquest of Mexico