8-letter words containing a, t, r, o
- turbofan — a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low-velocity exhaust jet.
- turcoman — Turkoman.
- turkoman — a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
- turncoat — a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- tutorage — the office, authority, or care of a tutor.
- tutorial — pertaining to or exercised by a tutor: tutorial functions or authority.
- two pair — a set of two cards of the same denomination together with another matched set of different denomination from the first.
- two-star — of or being a major general, as indicated by two stars on an insignia.
- tyrolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- ultrahot — having an extremely high temperature
- ultralow — extremely low
- unornate — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- untoward — unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- uprootal — an act or instance of uprooting
- urinator — someone who urinates
- valuator — to set a value on; appraise.
- vanitory — a combined dressing table and lavatory basin.
- varactor — a semiconductor diode whose capacitance changes to match applied voltage, used to tune circuits by varying the reactance.
- varistor — a resistor whose resistance automatically varies in proportion to the voltage of the current through it.
- vexatory — vexing, inconvenient, or irritating
- viatores — a wayfarer; traveler.
- vibrator — a person or thing that vibrates.
- victoria — a province in W Canada on the Pacific coast. 366,255 sq. mi. (948,600 sq. km). Capital: Victoria.
- victrola — a gramophone
- violator — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- virtuosa — a female virtuoso; a woman with exceptional talent or skill, especially in music.
- vittoria — a female given name, Italian form of Victoria.
- voltaire — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- voracity — the condition or quality of being voracious.
- vortical — of or relating to a vortex.
- votaress — a woman who is a votary.
- votaries — a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- votarist — a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- waitrons — Plural form of waitron.
- wallwort — a caprifoliaceous plant, Sambucus Ebulus, often used formerly for medicinal purposes
- wantoner — someone who behaves in a wanton manner
- wanworth — an inexpensive purchase
- war-torn — ravaged by war
- wardmote — (historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward.
- warmouth — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gulosus, of the eastern U.S., having a patch of small teeth on its tongue.
- wart hog — wild boar with tusks
- warthogs — Plural form of warthog.
- water ox — water buffalo.
- waterboy — Alternative spelling of water boy.
- waterdog — any of several large salamanders, as a mudpuppy or hellbender.
- waterlog — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- waterloo — a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.
- waterpot — A pot or jug for holding water.
- waterpox — chickenpox
- way port — a port of call on a particular route