8-letter words containing a, t, r, o
- starosty — (in the past in Poland) the estate of a starosta, given by the Crown
- starspot — a dark patch on the surface of a star
- start on — begin attacking
- starwort — any of several chickweeds of the genus Stellaria.
- stonerag — a type of lichen, Parmela saxatilis, which produces a brown dye
- stoppard — Tom (Thomas Straussler) born 1937, British playwright, born in the Czech Republic.
- storable — capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.
- storeman — a man employed to look after a storeroom
- stradiot — a soldier, usually of Greek or Albanian origin, who fought on horseback for the Venetian republic in the 15th and 16th centuries
- stratose — formed in strata or layers
- stratous — of or relating to stratus
- stratton — Charles Sherwood ("General Tom Thumb") 1838–83, U.S. midget who performed in the circus of P. T. Barnum.
- strawson — Sir Peter (Frederick). 1919–2006, British philosopher. His early work deals with the relationship between language and logic, his later work with metaphysics. His books include The Bounds of Sense (1966) and Freedom and Resentment (1974)
- streator — a city in N Illinois.
- strobila — the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
- stromata — Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- strontia — Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- sudatory — pertaining to or causing sweating.
- surfboat — a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.
- sutorial — relating to sewing or cobbling
- taborite — (in the 15th century) a member of the militant body of Hussites maintaining a strict literal interpretation of the Scriptures.
- tabouret — a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool.
- taganrog — a seaport in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Gulf of Taganrog.
- tagboard — a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
- taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
- tailor's — a shop where clothes can be repaired or altered
- tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- tainaron — Cape, a cape in the Ionian Sea, S Greece, at the S tip of the Peloponnesus.
- take for — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- takeover — the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
- takoradi — the chief port of Ghana, in the southwest on the Gulf of Guinea: modern harbour opened in 1928. Pop (with Sekondi): 335 000 (2005 est)
- tamanoir — a large anteater of Central and South America, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- tamboura — an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- tamworth — a city in E Australia.
- tandoori — baked or cooked in a tandoor: tandoori chicken.
- taormina — a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.
- tap-root — a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- tapadero — tapadera.
- tapeworm — any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.
- tapiroid — of or resembling a tapir
- tarapoto — a city in N Peru.
- tarboosh — a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban.
- tarnopol — Ternopol.
- tarragon — an Old World plant, Artemisia dracunculus, having aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- tarsioid — a fossil of the suborder Tarsioidea
- taskwork — work assigned or imposed as a task.
- tattooer — the act or practice of marking the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, legends, etc., by making punctures in it and inserting pigments.
- tautomer — a compound that exhibits tautomerism.
- tea room — A tea room is the same as a tea shop.
- tea rose — any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.