8-letter words containing a, t, e, n
- angulate — having angles or an angular shape
- anicetus — Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- animater — animator
- animates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate.
- anisette — a liquorice-flavoured liqueur made from aniseed
- ankerite — a greyish to brown mineral that resembles dolomite and consists of a carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO3
- annamite — of or relating to Vietnam or its inhabitants.
- annotate — If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
- annulate — having, composed of, or marked with rings
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- anointed — chosen officially to do an important job
- anointer — One who anoints.
- anquetil — Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/ (Show IPA), 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.
- ansermet — Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
- ant bear — a large, ant-eating, edentate mammal (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) of Central America and tropical South America, with a long, shaggy tail; giant anteater
- antabuse — a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
- antbears — Plural form of antbear.
- anteater — An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.
- antecede — to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede
- antedate — to be or occur at an earlier date than
- antehall — a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- antenati — the people born before a certain date or event
- antenave — a porch or narthex before the nave of a church.
- antennae — a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
- antennal — Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
- antennas — a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
- antepast — an appetizer
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- anteroom — An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
- antetype — an earlier form; prototype
- antevert — to displace (an organ or part) by tilting it forward
- anthelix — a prominent curved fold of cartilage just inside the outer rim of the external ear
- anthemia — an ornament of floral forms in a flat radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration, vase painting, etc.
- anthemic — (of a song) like an anthem in being rousing or uplifting.
- anthemis — a genus of aromatic herbs of the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum and native to the Mediterranean region and SW Asia
- antheses — Plural form of anthesis.
- anthesis — the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
- antiacne — inhibiting the development of acne
- anticize — to play absurdly, or perform antics
- anticked — Simple past tense and past participle of antic.
- antidote — An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
- antidune — a sand hill or inclined bedding plane that forms a steep slope against the direction of a fast-flowing current
- antietam — a creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac: scene of a Civil War battle (1862), in which the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee were defeated
- antigens — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antigone — daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who was condemned to death for cremating the body of her brother Polynices in defiance of an edict of her uncle, King Creon of Thebes
- 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.
- antileak — serving to prevent leaks
- antileft — opposed to the left wing in politics