8-letter words containing i, r, t, a
- gastrick — Obsolete form of gastric.
- gaultier — Jean-Paul (ʒɑ̃pɔl). born 1952, French fashion designer
- gematria — a cabbalistic system of interpretation of the Scriptures by substituting for a particular word another word whose letters give the same numerical sum.
- giftware — china, crystal, or other items suitable for gifts.
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- go-train — a lightweight passenger train providing rapid surface transport between a city center and the suburbs and from suburb to suburb.
- gradatim — (in prescriptions) by degrees; gradually.
- gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- graffiti — plural of graffito.
- graffito — Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
- grafting — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- graithly — in a graith manner
- granitas — Plural form of granita.
- granites — Plural form of granite.
- granitic — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- granting — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- gratinee — to cook (food) au gratin
- gratings — Plural form of grating.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- grattoir — a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.
- gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
- gravitas — seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.
- gravitic — Of or pertaining to gravity. (Archaic/rare, gravitational is more common, still seen though in compounds like magnetogravitic.).
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- gregatim — in flocks or crowds
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- griptape — a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip
- gujarati — an Indic language of western India.
- gyrating — Present participle of gyrate.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- hair net — a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- hairiest — covered with hair; having much hair.
- hairnets — Plural form of hairnet.
- hairtail — any marine spiny-finned fish of the family Trichiuridae, most common in warm seas, having a long whiplike scaleless body and long sharp teeth
- hamartia — tragic flaw.
- hard-hit — adversely affected; struck by disaster.
- hardiest — capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
- hardtail — blue runner.
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
- hartline — Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- hat hair — hairstyle flattened by wearing a hat
- hathoric — of or relating to Hathor.
- hattrick — Alternative spelling of hat trickt; three goals in one game.
- hauriant — (of a fish) represented as erect, with the head upward: a dolphin hauriant.
- heartier — Comparative form of hearty.
- hearties — Plural form of hearty.
- heartily — in a hearty manner; cordially: He was greeted heartily.