8-letter words containing a, s, t
- al sirat — the correct path of religion
- alarmist — Someone or something that is alarmist causes unnecessary fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen.
- alastair — a male given name.
- alastrim — a form of smallpox caused by the virus Variola minor
- alcahest — the universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
- alcestis — the wife of king Admetus of Thessaly. To save his life, she died in his place, but was rescued from Hades by Hercules
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- aliquots — Plural form of aliquot.
- alistair — a masculine name
- alkahest — the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists
- alkanets — Plural form of alkanet.
- alkestis — Alcestis (def 1).
- all-star — An all-star cast, performance, or game is one which contains only famous or extremely good performers or players.
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- almagest — a work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century ad containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue
- alpinist — a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
- alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
- alterers — Plural form of alterer.
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- altoists — Plural form of altoist.
- 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).
- alyattes — king of Lydia c617–560 b.c.
- amateurs — Plural form of amateur.
- ambients — Plural form of ambient.
- amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- amfortas — (in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail
- amidmost — in the middle or centre
- amirates — Plural form of amirate.
- amitosis — an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division
- ammeters — Plural form of ammeter.
- amnestic — causing amnesia
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amongest — Obsolete form of amongst.
- amorists — Plural form of amorist.
- amortise — amortize
- amoungst — Archaic form of amongst.
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amputees — Plural form of amputee.
- amritsar — a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops; in 1984 the Golden Temple, fortified by Sikhs, was attacked by Indian troops with the loss of many Sikh lives. Pop: 975 695 (2001)
- amusette — a type of light field cannon
- analects — selected literary passages from one or more works
- analysts — Plural form of analyst.
- analytes — Plural form of analyte.
- anapaest — a metrical foot of three syllables, the first two short, the last long (◡ ◡ –)
- anapests — Plural form of anapest.
- anatexis — the partial melting of rocks, esp in the formation of metamorphic rocks
- ancaster — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.