8-letter words containing a, r, i
- anserine — of or resembling a goose
- ant bird — any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- antbirds — Plural form of antbird.
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- antiarin — a poison derived from antiar
- antiarmy — Opposing an army or armies.
- antidrug — (of a person, group or initiative) discouraging illegal drug use
- antigram — One of a pair of anagrams with opposite meanings.
- antigrav — (science fiction) antigravity, or a device that counters gravity.
- antihero — An antihero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- antimere — a part or organ of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical organism that corresponds to a similar structure on the other side of the axis, such as the right or left limb of a four-legged animal
- antiporn — opposed to pornography
- antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
- antirape — opposed to or acting against rape
- antirent — noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- antiriot — (of police officers, equipment, measures, etc) designed for or engaged in the control of crowds
- antirock — opposed to rock music
- antiroll — designed to prevent a vehicle from tilting
- antirust — (of a product or procedure) effective against rust
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
- anuresis — inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- aoristic — Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- aortitis — inflammation of the aorta
- apaporis — a river in S central Colombia, in the Amazon system, flowing SE to the Japurá River. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- aperient — laxative
- aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aphorise — To create an aphorism.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- aphorist — a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- aphorize — to write or speak in aphorisms
- apiarian — of or relating to the breeding and care of bees
- apiaries — Plural form of apiary.
- apiarist — a person who studies or keeps bees
- apikoros — A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
- apocrine — denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
- aporetic — Tending to doubt.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- apprisal — The act of apprising, of making aware, of informing.
- apprised — appraise.
- appriser — a person who appraises
- apprises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprise.
- apprizal — Archaic form of appraisal.
- apprized — Simple past tense and past participle of apprize.
- apprizer — An appraiser.
- apprizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprize.
- apractic — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized by an inability to perform purposeful movements, but not accompanied by a loss of sensory function or paralysis.
- apricate — to sunbathe or bask in the sun