8-letter words containing m, a, r, i
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- amoretti — a little cupid.
- amorists — Plural form of amorist.
- amorphic — Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
- amortise — amortize
- amortize — In finance, if you amortize a debt, you pay it back in regular payments.
- amourist — Alternative form of amorist.
- amphoric — resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. Amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
- amratian — of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic Chalcolithic culture that flourished in Upper Egypt about 3800 b.c., characterized by the working of raw gold, the use of copper, and the burial of the dead in shallow graves.
- amravati — a town in central India, in NE Maharashtra: cotton centre. Pop: 549 370 (2001)
- amrinone — a potent substance, C 10 H 9 N 3 O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
- amritsar — a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops; in 1984 the Golden Temple, fortified by Sikhs, was attacked by Indian troops with the loss of many Sikh lives. Pop: 975 695 (2001)
- aneurism — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- animater — animator
- animator — An animator is a person who makes films by means of animation.
- anomeric — (organic chemistry) Of, or pertaining to anomers.
- antiarmy — Opposing an army or armies.
- antigram — One of a pair of anagrams with opposite meanings.
- antimere — a part or organ of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical organism that corresponds to a similar structure on the other side of the axis, such as the right or left limb of a four-legged animal
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- apurimac — a river in S Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Urubamba River. Length: about 885 km (550 miles)
- aquarium — An aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept.
- aquiform — Resembling water; watery, liquid.
- ar rimal — Rubʿ al Khali.
- arapaima — a very large primitive freshwater teleost fish, Arapaima gigas, that occurs in tropical South America and can attain a length of 4.5 m (15 ft) and a weight of 200 kg (440 lbs): family Osteoglossidae
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- arciform — shaped like an arch
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- ariminum — Rimini
- armalite — a lightweight high-velocity rifle of various calibres, capable of automatic and semiautomatic operation
- armarian — a monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery.
- armarium — ambry (def 1).
- armchair — An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
- armidale — a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)
- arminian — denoting, relating to, or believing in the Christian Protestant doctrines of Jacobus Arminius, published in 1610, which rejected absolute predestination and insisted that the sovereignty of God is compatible with free will in man. These doctrines deeply influenced Wesleyan and Methodist theology
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- armitage — Simon (Robert). born 1963, British poet and writer, whose collections include Zoom! (1989), Killing Time (1999), and Universal Home Doctor (2002)
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armonica — a glass harmonica, being a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism
- armorial — of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
- armorica — an ancient name for Brittany
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- armorist — a heraldry expert
- armorize — to equip with armor or other protective devices: to armorize a car with bulletproof glass.
- aromatic — An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices.
- arrivism — the conduct or condition of an arriviste.
- art film — a film characterized primarily by content and technique that reflect an artistic sensibility, by psychological or social realism, etc.
- arythmia — Alternative spelling of arrhythmia.