6-letter words containing a, r, t
- sorata — Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- sortal — a concept, grasp of which includes knowledge of criteria of individuation and reidentification, such as dog or concerto, but not flesh or music
- sparta — an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- sparth — a type of battle-axe
- sparti — Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sproat — a fishhook having a circular bend.
- stager — a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- stairs — one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- star 0 — Early system on Datatron 200 series. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- starch — a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- stared — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- starer — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- stares — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- starry — abounding with stars: a starry night.
- starve — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- stater — statistic.
- stator — Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
- stayer — a person or thing that stays
- stelar — an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- sterna — sternum
- storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- strabo — 63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- strafe — to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.
- strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- strait — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strake — Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- strand — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- strass — silk waste produced in making skeins.
- strata — a plural of stratum.
- strath — a wide valley.
- strati — a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- straus — Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- strawy — of, containing, or resembling straw.
- strays — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- streak — a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
- stream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- striae — a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement: striae of muscle fiber.
- stroam — to wander idly or to stride
- stroma — Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- struma — Pathology. goiter.
- stuart — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- stylar — having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.
- styrax — any tropical or subtropical tree of the genus Styrax, which includes the storaxes
- styria — a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- surtax — an additional or extra tax on something already taxed.
- swarth — sward; greensward.
- tabard — a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- tabari — Muhammad ibn Jarir al-. 838–923 ad, Arab scholar, whose works include a history of the world from the Creation to 915 ad and a commentary on the Koran
- tabora — a city in NW Tanzania.
- tabour — a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.