8-letter words containing i, r, t, a
- quartile — Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies. Compare first quartile, median, third quartile.
- quartine — (botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
- quatrain — a stanza or poem of four lines, usually with alternate rhymes.
- quiktran — Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities. Sammet 1969, p.226.
- rabatine — a type of collar or cape worn over the shoulders
- rabbited — Simple past tense and past participle of rabbit.
- rabbiter — a person who traps and sells rabbits
- rabbitoh — (formerly) an itinerant seller of rabbits for eating
- rabbitry — a collection of rabbits.
- rabidity — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- race-fit — (of a person, animal, etc) fit or suitable for racing
- rachitic — rickets.
- rachitis — rickets.
- radiants — Plural form of radiant.
- radiated — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- radiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of radiate.
- radiator — a person or thing that radiates.
- radiatus — (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.
- radicant — rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- radicate — to (cause to) take root
- radiguet — Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–23, French novelist; the author of The Devil in the Flesh (1923) and Count d'Orgel (1924)
- raft ice — ice in cakes or sheets overlapping or piled on top of one another.
- ragtimer — a person who plays ragtime music
- rain out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rain-out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raincoat — a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- raindate — an alternative date proposed in case of rain
- rallyist — a person who participates in automobile rallies.
- rapacity — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- rapidity — a rapid state or quality; quickness; celerity.
- rarities — something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
- rasputin — Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- rat fink — fink (defs 3, 4).
- rat mite — a widespread tropical mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) of the same order (Parasitiformes) as ticks: it is carried by rats and can cause skin inflammations or transmit typhus to human beings by its bite
- rat tail — a hair style characterized by a long thin tail of hair growing at the back of the head
- rat-tail — grenadier (def 4).
- rathripe — mature or ripe ahead of time
- raticide — a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- ratified — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- ratingen — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia in W central Germany, N of Dusseldorf.
- rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- rationed — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- ratisbon — Regensburg.
- rattigan — Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- rattling — that rattles: a rattling door.
- ravigote — a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
- re-admit — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- re-audit — an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- reacting — to act or perform again.
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.