8-letter words containing a, t, e, s
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- apathies — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- apatites — Plural form of apatite.
- aphetise — lose a vowel at the beginning of a word
- aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
- apostate — An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- apostles — Plural form of apostle.
- appestat — a neural control centre within the hypothalamus of the brain that regulates the sense of hunger and satiety
- appetise — (rare) To whet the appetite.
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- arbiters — Plural form of arbiter.
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- ariettas — Plural form of arietta.
- ariettes — a short aria.
- aristate — Botany. having aristae; awned.
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- armrests — Plural form of armrest.
- arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- arrestee — a person who is under arrest
- arrester — a person who arrests
- arrestor — Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
- arsenate — a salt or ester of arsenic acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O43–
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- arteries — Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- articles — legal training
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- artistes — Plural form of artiste.
- artspeak — (language) An early simple language for plotter graphics.
- asbestic — relating to asbestos
- asbestos — Asbestos is a grey material which does not burn and which has been used as a protection against fire or heat.
- asbestus — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- ascetics — Plural form of ascetic.
- aseptate — not divided into cells or sections by septa
- asfetida — asafetida.
- asherite — a member of the tribe of Asher.
- aspected — (astrology, obsolete) Subject to a particular planetary aspect.
- asperate — (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- assented — to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.
- assenter — a person who agrees or complies
- assentor — any of the eight voters legally required to endorse the nomination of a candidate in a parliamentary or local election in addition to the nominator and seconder
- asserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.