8-letter words containing a, r
- alreadie — Obsolete spelling of already.
- alrighty — Lb informal Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
- also-ran — If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
- alt-rock — a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream
- altamira — a cave in N Spain, SW of Santander, noted for Old Stone Age wall drawings
- altarage — the donations made at an altar
- alterant — that which alters the state of something
- alterers — Plural form of alterer.
- 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
- alternat — the practice of deciding precedence by lot
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- 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).
- alumroot — any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
- alvarado — ˈPedro de (ˈpɛdroʊ deɪ ) ; peˈdrō dā) 1495-1541; Sp. general with Cortés in the conquest of Mexico
- alveolar — of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- amaracus — a genus of herbaceous plant with fragrant flowers
- amaranth — an imaginary flower that never fades
- amarelle — a variety of sour cherry that has pale red fruit and colourless juice
- amaretti — Italian almond biscuits
- amaretto — an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
- amarillo — an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (2003 est)
- amateurs — Plural form of amateur.
- ambedkar — Bhimrao Ramji [beem-rou rahm-jee] /ˈbim raʊ ˈrɑm dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1893–1956, Indian politician and jurist.
- amberina — a characteristic of a type of glassware known for its blended colours, containing amber at the base merging into red higher up the piece
- amberite — a powder made of guncotton, barium nitrate, and paraffin, which does not produce any smoke when ignited
- amberoid — a synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of amber and other resins together at a high temperature
- amberous — of, relating to or resembling amber
- ambigram — A design that may be read as the same word, name or phrase (or sometimes two different words, names or phrases) when oriented in two different ways, usually when reflected along a vertical or horizontal axis or when rotated through 180 degrees.
- ambivert — a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert
- ambler's — an ambling gait.
- ambrette — abelmosk.
- ambrosia — In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the food of the gods.
- ambusher — One who ambushes.
- ameerate — a country ruled by an ameer; an emirate
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amercing — Present participle of amerce.
- american — An American is a person who comes from the United States of America.
- americas — People sometimes refer to North America, Central America, and South America collectively as the Americas.
- americus — a city in SW central Georgia.
- amesbury — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- amfortas — (in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail
- amirates — Plural form of amirate.
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- ammeters — Plural form of ammeter.
- amorally — In an amoral manner; without morals.
- amorance — the state of being in love
- amoretti — a little cupid.