8-letter words containing a, r, n
- 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
- antlered — having antlers
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- 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
- any more — If something does not happen or is not true any more or any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
- anywhere — You use anywhere in statements with negative meaning to indicate that a place does not exist.
- apastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- aperient — laxative
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- apiarian — of or relating to the breeding and care of bees
- apocrine — denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- appender — (computing) A software component that appends data to a computer file.
- apronful — the quantity that can be held in an apron
- aquarian — a person who keeps an aquarium
- arachnid — any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
- aramaean — of or relating to Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)
- arancini — (in Italian cookery) a dish consisting of balls of rice stuffed with a savoury filling, coated in breadcrumbs and fried
- araneose — arachnoid, especially as a plant.
- araneous — resembling a spider's web
- aranrhod — the daughter of the goddess Dôn and the mother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
- aranyaka — one of a class of the Vedic texts that, together with the Upanishads, make up the closing portions of the Brahmanas.
- araponga — any of four species of South American birds of the genus Procnias, each having a bell-like call
- araucana — any of numerous varieties of domestic chickens derived from South American wild fowl, noted for producing pale blue, green, or pinkish eggs.
- arawakan — a family of American Indian languages found throughout NE South America
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- arcadian — of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- arcading — An arrangement of arcades.
- arcanist — a person with secret knowledge of a manufacturing technique
- archaean — any member of the Archaea, a domain of prokaryotic microorganisms, distinguished from bacteria on molecular phylogenetic grounds and often found in hostile environments, such as volcanic vents and hot springs
- archaeon — A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
- archbanc — archebanc.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- argemone — any of various plants of the genus Argemone of the family Papaveraceae, which are native to the Americas, have large white or yellow flowers and are covered in prickles
- argental — relating to or containing silver