8-letter words containing i, a
- acauline — having no stem
- accadian — the eastern Semitic language, now extinct, of Assyria and Babylonia, written with a cuneiform script.
- acceding — to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- accismus — (rhetoric) Feigning disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
- acclaims — Plural form of acclaim.
- accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
- accruing — to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- accurize — to improve the accuracy of (a firearm).
- accusing — If you look at someone with an accusing expression or speak to them in an accusing tone of voice, you are showing that you think they have done something wrong.
- accusive — Accusative.
- ace-high — esteemed; respected
- acentric — without a centre
- aceramic — not producing pottery: an aceramic South American culture.
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- acervuli — Plural form of acervulus.
- acetonic — Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone.
- acetylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the acetyl group.
- ach-y-fi — an expression of disgust or abhorrence
- achenium — (botany) achene.
- achieved — Reach or attain (a desired objective, level, or result) by effort, skill, or courage.
- achiever — A high achiever is someone who is successful in their studies or their work, usually as a result of their efforts. A low achiever is someone who achieves less than those around them.
- achieves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achieve.
- achilary — having no labellum or lip, or one that is undeveloped, as in the flower of certain orchids.
- achillea — any plant of the N temperate genus Achillea, with white, yellow, or purple flowers, some species of which are widely grown as garden plants: family Asteraceae (composites)
- achilles — Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel
- achimaas — Ahimaaz.
- achinese — Atjehnese.
- achiness — a constant, dull pain
- achingly — You can use achingly for emphasis when you are referring to things that create feelings of wanting something very much, but of not being able to have it.
- achroite — the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- achromia — (medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood.
- achromic — colourless
- achronic — Timeless.
- aciculae — Plural form of acicula.
- acicular — shaped like a needle.
- aciculum — a bristlelike part; seta
- acid dye — a dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion usually applied from an acidic solution
- acidemia — a state of abnormally high acidity of the blood due to an increase in hydrogen ions
- acidemic — Alternative form of acidaemic.
- acidhead — a person who uses LSD
- acidness — Acidity, sourness.
- acidosis — a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the acidity of the blood and extracellular fluids
- acidotic — a blood condition in which the bicarbonate concentration is below normal.
- aciduria — the condition of having acid in the urine, particularly at abnormally high levels
- aciduric — (of bacteria) capable of growth in an acid environment.
- acierage — the process of iron-plating metal by means of voltaic electricity
- acierate — to change (iron) into steel
- acoemeti — an order of monks founded in the 5th century, distinguished by the continuous nature of their praise and prayer
- aconites — Plural form of aconite.