8-letter words containing c, r
- archaist — something archaic, as a word or expression.
- archaize — to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms
- archbanc — archebanc.
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- archetto — a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- archival — Archival means belonging or relating to archives.
- archived — Simple past tense and past participle of archive.
- archiver — One who, or that which, archives.
- archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archlute — a long, large bass lute
- archmage — A very powerful mage.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- archways — Plural form of archway.
- archwise — like an arch
- arciform — shaped like an arch
- arclight — A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- arcology — a type of architecture concerned with the design of enormous vertical cities that maximize population density and so preserve the surrounding countryside
- arctiids — Plural form of arctiid.
- arcturus — the brightest star in the constellation Boötes: a red giant. Visual magnitude: –0.4; spectral type: K2III; distance: 37 light years
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- armagnac — Armagnac is a type of brandy made in south-west France.
- armchair — An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.
- armlocks — Plural form of armlock.
- armonica — a glass harmonica, being a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism
- armorica — an ancient name for Brittany
- armpatch — an insignia, badge, slogan, or the like sewn on the sleeve of a uniform shirt or jacket or affixed to an armband to indicate one's affiliation, sponsorship, rank, etc.
- aromatic — An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices.
- arriccio — (formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
- art deco — Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
- art rock — a type of rock music, often with poetic lyrics, characterized by sophisticated harmonic, dynamic, and technical complexity based on forms derived from classical music and requiring performers of considerable training and skill.
- artefact — An artefact is an ornament, tool, or other object that is made by a human being, especially one that is historically or culturally interesting.
- articals — Misspelling of articles Plural form of artical.
- articled — In Britain, someone who is articled to a firm of lawyers or accountants is employed by the firm and is training to become qualified.
- articles — legal training
- artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
- artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- arvicole — a mouse or water vole that belongs to the genus Arvicola
- arythmic — relating to arythmia
- ascarids — Plural form of ascarid.
- ascender — the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- ascorbic — Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- ascribed — Simple past tense and past participle of ascribe.
- ascribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe.
- ashcroft — Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.