8-letter words containing a, r, i, l
- airplane — An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air.
- al sirat — the correct path of religion
- alacrity — If you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
- alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- alarmism — The production of needless alarms.
- alarmist — Someone or something that is alarmist causes unnecessary fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen.
- alastair — a male given name.
- alastrim — a form of smallpox caused by the virus Variola minor
- albarium — a stucco used in ancient times, made from powdered marble and lime mortar and often polished.
- alberich — (in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs
- alberoni — Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- albert i — c. 1255–1308, king of Germany (1298–1308)
- albright — Horace Marden [mahrd-n] /ˈmɑrd n/ (Show IPA), 1890–1987, U.S. conservationist and cofounder of the National Park Service.
- alcindor — (Ferdinand) Lew(is, Jr.) original name of Abdul-Jabbar.
- aldicarb — a crystalline compound, C7H14N2O2S, used as a pesticide against insects, mites and nematodes
- aldridge — Ira Frederick ("the African Roscius") 1804?–67, U.S. actor, primarily in Europe.
- alerting — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- algerian — Algerian means belonging or relating to Algeria, or its people or culture.
- algerine — of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants
- algerita — agarita.
- algorism — the Arabic or decimal system of counting
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- alistair — a masculine name
- alitrunk — (zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
- alizarin — a brownish-yellow powder or orange-red crystalline solid used as a dye and in the manufacture of other dyes. Formula: C6H4(CO)2C6H2(OH)2
- allergic — If you are allergic to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it.
- allright — yes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you.
- alluring — Someone or something that is alluring is very attractive.
- almirahs — Plural form of almirah.
- alreadie — Obsolete spelling of already.
- alrighty — Lb informal Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
- altamira — a cave in N Spain, SW of Santander, noted for Old Stone Age wall drawings
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alterity — the quality of being different
- altrices — altricial birds
- altruism — Altruism is unselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare.
- altruist — a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- amarillo — an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (2003 est)
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- antiroll — designed to prevent a vehicle from tilting
- apprisal — The act of apprising, of making aware, of informing.
- apprizal — Archaic form of appraisal.
- aquarial — related to an aquarium
- ar rimal — Rubʿ al Khali.
- araldite — a strong epoxy resin best known as a glue
- arbalist — a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
- arbitral — of or relating to arbitration
- archival — Archival means belonging or relating to archives.
- arclight — A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.