8-letter words containing a, r
- affronté — facing
- affronts — Plural form of affront.
- aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
- afrasian — of Afrasia.
- africana — objects of cultural or historical interest of African origin
- afro-pop — African pop music played on electric instruments and inspired by Western pop or soul music.
- afterall — Misspelling of after all.
- aftereye — to look at or watch someone or something that has passed by
- aftersun — a moisturizing lotion applied to the skin to soothe sunburn and avoid peeling
- aftertax — remaining after applicable taxes have been deducted: a sharp decrease in her aftertax income.
- afterwar — Following a war.
- agacerie — allurement, enticement, enchantment, coquetry
- agaricin — an impure form of agaric acid: formerly used in medicine as an agent for stopping excessive perspiration.
- agaricus — any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.
- agartala — a city in NE India, capital of the state of Tripura. Pop: 189 327 (2001)
- agerasia — An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
- ageratum — any tropical American plant of the genus Ageratum, such as A. houstonianum and A. conyzoides, which have thick clusters of purplish-blue flowers
- aggerate — (transitive) To heap up.
- aggraded — Simple past tense and past participle of aggrade.
- aggrieve — to grieve; distress; afflict
- agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
- agitprop — Agitprop is the use of artistic forms such as drama or posters to further political aims.
- aglimmer — glimmering
- aglitter — sparkling; glittering
- agraphia — loss of the ability to write, resulting from a brain lesion
- agraphic — having or relating to agraphia
- agraphon — saying of Jesus not in Gospels
- agrarian — Agrarian means relating to the ownership and use of land, especially farmland, or relating to the part of a society or economy that is concerned with agriculture.
- agreable — Obsolete spelling of agreeable.
- agreeing — to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often followed by with): I don't agree with you.
- agremens — amenities
- agrement — diplomatic approval of a country
- agrestal — (of uncultivated plants such as weeds) growing on cultivated land
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- agricola — Gnaeus Julius (ˈniːəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs) 40–93 ad, Roman general; governor of Britain who advanced Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth
- agrimony — any of various N temperate rosaceous plants of the genus Agrimonia, which have compound leaves, long spikes of small yellow flowers, and bristly burlike fruits
- agrinion — a city in W Greece.
- agrology — the scientific study of soils and their potential productivity
- agronomy — the science of cultivation of land, soil management, and crop production
- agrypnia — the inability to sleep
- ahankara — the false identification of the purusha, or true inner self, with the body, the mind, or the outside world.
- ahemeral — not constituting a full 24-hour day
- aigrette — a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers
- ailerons — Plural form of aileron.
- air ball — a shot that misses the basket, basket rim, and backboard
- air base — An air base is a centre where military aircraft take off or land and are serviced, and where many of the centre's staff live.
- air bell — Glassmaking. an air bubble formed in glass during blowing and often retained as a decorative element.
- air cell — Anatomy, Zoology, Botany. a cavity or receptacle containing air.
- air cock — a small tap or valve for controlling the entrance or escape of air from a pipe, chamber, etc.
- air date — the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.