8-letter words containing e, a, r, t, h
- reattach — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- red heat — the temperature of a red-hot body.
- regather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- reheater — any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- retaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- rethread — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- rhaetian — of or relating to Rhaetia.
- rhematic — pertaining to the formation of words.
- rheostat — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rinehart — Mary Roberts, 1876–1958, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- ruthenia — a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- sather-k — (language) Karlsruhe Sather. A sublanguage of Sather used for introductory courses in object-oriented design and typesafe programming. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- sharpest — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shattery — (of rock or soil) liable to shatter or crumble
- sheather — a person who makes sheathes
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- shvartze — Yiddish: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. schvartze.
- slathers — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- snatcher — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- spreathe — to chap
- stancher — staunch2 .
- starched — a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- strachey — (Giles) Lytton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
- swarther — swarthy.
- tar heel — a native or inhabitant of North Carolina (used as a nickname).
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- tetrarch — any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.
- thalberg — Irving (Grant) 1899–1936, U.S. motion-picture producer.
- thatcher — Margaret (Hilda) 1925–2013, British political leader: prime minister 1979–90.
- the arts — imaginative, creative, and nonscientific branches of knowledge considered collectively, esp as studied academically
- the bard — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- the bear — the constellation Ursa Major or Ursa Minor
- the crab — the constellation Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac
- the harp — the constellation Lyra
- the mark — the middle of the stomach at or above the line made by the boxer's trunks
- the park — a soccer pitch
- the rack — an instrument of torture that stretched the body of the victim
- the real — that which exists in fact; reality
- the road — all the cities and towns visited by touring theatrical companies, musicians, etc.
- the yard — Scotland Yard
- thearchy — the rule or government of God or of a god.
- theatral — of or relating to the theatre
- theatric — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theocrat — a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- theodora — a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- thermals — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.