8-letter words containing l, a, r
- alt-rock — a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream
- altamira — a cave in N Spain, SW of Santander, noted for Old Stone Age wall drawings
- altarage — the donations made at an altar
- alterant — that which alters the state of something
- alterers — Plural form of alterer.
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alterity — the quality of being different
- alternat — the practice of deciding precedence by lot
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- altrices — altricial birds
- altruism — Altruism is unselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare.
- altruist — a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- alumroot — any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
- alvarado — ˈPedro de (ˈpɛdroʊ deɪ ) ; peˈdrō dā) 1495-1541; Sp. general with Cortés in the conquest of Mexico
- alveolar — of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- amarelle — a variety of sour cherry that has pale red fruit and colourless juice
- amarillo — an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (2003 est)
- ambler's — an ambling gait.
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- amorally — In an amoral manner; without morals.
- amphoral — relating to or resembling an amphora
- analyser — An analyser is a piece of equipment which is used to analyse the substances that are present in something such as a gas.
- analyzer — An analyzer is a piece of equipment used to analyze the substances that are present in something such as a gas.
- anarchal — having no government; anarchic
- angerful — Full of anger, expressing anger.
- anhedral — the downward inclination of an aircraft wing in relation to the lateral axis
- annulary — (archaic) Having the form of a ring; annular.
- anovular — not associated with or accompanied by ovulation
- antiroll — designed to prevent a vehicle from tilting
- antlered — having antlers
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
- apparell — Obsolete form of apparel.
- apparels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apparel.
- appealer — an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- appellor — the accuser or prosecutor
- apprisal — The act of apprising, of making aware, of informing.
- apprizal — Archaic form of appraisal.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- apronful — the quantity that can be held in an apron
- aquarial — related to an aquarium
- ar rimal — Rubʿ al Khali.
- arabella — a feminine name: dim. Bella
- aral sea — a lake in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, east of the Caspian Sea, formerly the fourth largest lake in the world: shallow and saline, now badly polluted; use of its source waters for irrigation led to a loss of over 50% of its area between 1967 and 1997, after which the reduction began to be slowed. Area originally (to 1960) about 68 000 sq km (26 400 sq miles); water area reduced by 2004 to about 17 158 sq km (6625 sq miles) and the lake divided into sections
- araldite — a strong epoxy resin best known as a glue
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- arbalist — a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
- arbitral — of or relating to arbitration
- arboreal — Arboreal animals live in trees.
- arbuscle — a small tree, or a plant halfway between a shrub and a tree