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8-letter words containing e, a

  • antipode — the exact or direct opposite
  • antipole — the opposite pole
  • antipope — a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen
  • antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
  • antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
  • antiques — the business of selling antique objects
  • antiquey — having the appearance of an antique
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • antithet — an example of antithesis; an antithetic statement
  • antitype — a person or thing that is foreshadowed or represented by a type or symbol, esp a character or event in the New Testament prefigured in the Old Testament
  • antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
  • antiweed — opposed to marijuana use
  • antlered — having antlers
  • antliate — having an antlia
  • antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
  • anuresis — inability to urinate even though urine is formed by the kidneys and retained in the urinary bladder
  • anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
  • any more — If something does not happen or is not true any more or any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
  • anyplace — Anyplace means the same as anywhere.
  • anywhere — You use anywhere in statements with negative meaning to indicate that a place does not exist.
  • apachean — a subgroup of the Athabaskan language family comprising the languages of the Apache tribes and the Navajo.
  • apatetic — of or relating to coloration that disguises and protects an animal
  • apatheia — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
  • apathies — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
  • apatites — Plural form of apatite.
  • aperient — laxative
  • aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
  • apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
  • aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
  • aphanite — any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye
  • aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun
  • aphetise — lose a vowel at the beginning of a word
  • aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
  • aphetize — to shorten by aphesis
  • aphicide — any substance used to kill aphids
  • apholate — a chemical used in pesticides which inhibits an organism's reproduction
  • aphorise — To create an aphorism.
  • aphorize — to write or speak in aphorisms
  • apiaries — Plural form of apiary.
  • aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
  • apneusis — protracted gasping inhalation followed by short inefficient exhalation, which can cause asphyxia
  • apocrine — denoting a type of glandular secretion in which part of the secreting cell is lost with the secretion, as in mammary glands
  • apodoses — Plural form of apodosis.
  • apologie — Archaic spelling of apology.
  • apologue — an allegory or moral fable
  • apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
  • apomixes — Plural form of apomixis.
  • apophyge — the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capital
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