8-letter words containing a, t, r
- 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)
- anatropy — (of a plant ovule) the condition of being inverted during development by a bending of the stalk causing the nucleus to point toward the base
- ancaster — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- andretti — Mario. born 1940, US racing driver: Formula One world champion (1978)
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- angriest — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angstrom — a unit of length equal to 10–10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
- animater — animator
- animator — An animator is a person who makes films by means of animation.
- ankerite — a greyish to brown mineral that resembles dolomite and consists of a carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO3
- anointer — One who anoints.
- 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
- ant bird — any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- antbears — Plural form of antbear.
- antbirds — Plural form of antbird.
- anteater — An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.
- 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.
- antevert — to displace (an organ or part) by tilting it forward
- anthrop. — anthropological
- antiarin — a poison derived from antiar
- antiarmy — Opposing an army or armies.
- antidrug — (of a person, group or initiative) discouraging illegal drug use
- antigram — One of a pair of anagrams with opposite meanings.
- antigrav — (science fiction) antigravity, or a device that counters gravity.
- 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.
- antimere — a part or organ of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical organism that corresponds to a similar structure on the other side of the axis, such as the right or left limb of a four-legged animal
- antiporn — opposed to pornography
- antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
- antirape — opposed to or acting against rape
- antirent — noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- antiriot — (of police officers, equipment, measures, etc) designed for or engaged in the control of crowds
- antirock — opposed to rock music
- antiroll — designed to prevent a vehicle from tilting
- antirust — (of a product or procedure) effective against rust
- 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.
- antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
- antlered — having antlers
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- aoristic — Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- aortitis — inflammation of the aorta
- apastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- aperient — laxative
- aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.