8-letter words containing a, p, o, r
- arapahoe — Arapaho.
- araponga — any of four species of South American birds of the genus Procnias, each having a bell-like call
- arpeggio — a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- artotype — collotype.
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- atrophia — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attercop — a spider
- autocarp — any fruit that is produced through self-fertilization
- autoharp — a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum
- backdrop — A backdrop is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backport — (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully.
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- biograph — a biographical summary
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- board up — If you board up a door or window, you fix pieces of wood over it so that it is covered up.
- brampton — city in SE Ontario, Canada, near Toronto: pop. 268,000
- calthrop — any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- camporee — a local meeting or assembly of Scouts
- canephor — a sculpted figure carrying a basket on his or her head
- cap rock — a layer of rock that overlies a salt dome and consists of limestone, gypsum, etc
- capeador — a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
- capework — the use of the cape by the matador
- capoeira — a movement discipline combining martial art and dance, which originated among African slaves in 19th-century Brazil
- caponier — a covered passageway built across a ditch as a military defence
- capriole — a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- caproate — a salt of caproic acid
- car pool — A car pool is an arrangement where a group of people take turns driving each other to work, or driving each other's children to school. In American English, car pool is sometimes used to refer simply to people travelling together in a car.
- car port — A car port is a shelter for cars which is attached to a house and consists of a flat roof supported on pillars.
- car-pool — Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
- carphone — a telephone that operates by cellular radio for use in a car
- carpools — Plural form of carpool.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- carupano — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- cataphor — a word that refers to or stands for another word used later
- cawnpore — former name of Kanpur.
- cecropia — A fast-growing tropical American tree, typically among the first to colonize a cleared area. Many cecropias have a symbiotic relationship with ants.
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- coalport — a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury
- coappear — to appear jointly
- compadre — a male friend
- compared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.