8-letter words containing a, t, s
- 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–
- arsonist — An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or vehicle.
- art song — a song written by a trained composer to convey a specific artistic idea, as in projecting the mood and meaning of a poetic text
- 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
- articals — Misspelling of articles Plural form of artical.
- articles — legal training
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- artisans — a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- artistes — Plural form of artiste.
- artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
- artistry — Artistry is the creative skill of an artist, writer, actor, or musician.
- artivist — A person who engages in artivism.
- artspeak — (language) An early simple language for plotter graphics.
- artworks — Printing. the elements that constitute a mechanical, as type, proofs, and illustrations. a mechanical; paste-up.
- as-sirat — the correct path of religion
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- 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.
- ascomata — a fruiting body that bears asci.
- aseptate — not divided into cells or sections by septa
- asfetida — asafetida.
- ashcroft — Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
- asherite — a member of the tribe of Asher.
- ashgabat — capital of Turkmenistan, in the SC part, near the Iranian border: pop. 411,000
- ashplant — a walking stick made from an ash sapling
- ashtrays — Plural form of ashtray.
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- 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.
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspirata — a heavily aspirated stop that is made without vibration of the vocal cords
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- assaults — Plural form of assault.
- 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.
- asserter — One who makes an assertion.
- assertor — One who asserts or avers.
- assiento — a slave trade treaty between other countries and Spain which allowed other countries to supply slaves to Spanish dependencies or colonies
- assignat — the paper money issued by the Constituent Assembly in 1789, backed by the confiscated land of the Church and the émigrés
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.