8-letter words containing a, r, n, o
- organdie — a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organoid — Resembling an organ of the body.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- origanum — An aromatic plant of a genus that includes marjoram and oregano.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- orinasal — pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- oronasal — of or relating to the mouth and the nose.
- orphaned — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- orra man — an odd-jobman
- ortolans — Plural form of ortolan.
- osnaburg — a heavy, coarse cotton in a plain weave, for grain sacks and sportswear and also finished into cretonne.
- ostracon — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ostrakon — ostracon.
- outlearn — to exceed in learning
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- outrange — to have a longer or greater range than.
- outranks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrank.
- ovenware — heat-resistant dishes of glass, pottery, etc., for baking and serving food; bakeware.
- overbank — to have the balance staff oscillate so greatly that the fork of the lever fails to engage, rendering the escapement inoperative.
- overgang — to dominate
- overhand — thrown or performed with the hand raised over the shoulder; overarm: overhand stroke.
- overhang — to hang or be suspended over: A great chandelier overhung the ballroom.
- overlain — past participle of overlie.
- overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- overmany — an excess of people
- overname — to repeat the names of
- overnear — excessively near
- overneat — too neat
- overplan — to plan excessively
- overrank — to assign an unnecessarily high rank to
- oversman — an overseer
- panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
- panorama — an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.
- paraison — parison.
- paranoea — Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
- paranoia — Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
- paranoid — of, like, or suffering from paranoia.
- parazoan — any member of a group of invertebrates comprising the phylum Porifera, the sponges.
- parazoon — an animal parasite
- pardoner — a person who pardons.
- parergon — something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- parlando — sung or played as though speaking or reciting (a musical direction).