8-letter words containing i, r, t, a
- loricate — covered with a lorica.
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- lucretia — Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- lunarist — a person who believes the moon influences weather
- luristan — a mountainous region in W Iran.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- magister — Master; sir: -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
- magritte — René [French ruh-ney] /French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Belgian painter.
- mahratti — Marathi.
- maillart — Robert [raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1872–1940, Swiss engineer.
- maitreya — the future Buddha
- maitrise — mastery; skill.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- marantic — (medicine) Pertaining to marasmus.
- marietta — a city in NW Georgia.
- mariette — Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- marinate — to steep (food) in a marinade.
- maritage — the right of a lord to choose the spouses of his wards
- maritain — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- maritime — connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.
- marlitic — having the nature of marlite
- marmites — Plural form of marmite.
- marmiton — A chef's assistant, kitchen boy.
- maronite — a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- martiall — Obsolete spelling of martial.
- martin i — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- martin v — (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31.
- martinet — a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- martinez — a town in W California.
- martinis — Plural form of martini.
- martinon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- martyria — a place where the relics of a martyr are kept.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- materiel — the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- matralia — an annual festival of ancient Rome celebrated by women in honor of the goddess Matuta.
- matrices — something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops: The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for Western civilization.
- matrixes — Plural form of matrix.
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturity — the state of being mature; ripeness: The fruit will reach maturity in a few days.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- metairie — an area of land held under the metayage system
- metanira — queen of Eleusis, who took Demeter in to nurse her child.
- metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- microbat — Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
- microtia — A congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped.
- midwater — The part of a body of water near neither the bottom nor the surface.
- migrants — Plural form of migrant.
- migrated — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
- migrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of migrate.
- migrator — (computing) A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.