8-letter words containing n, a, o, t
- novating — Present participle of novate.
- novation — Law. the substitution of a new obligation for an old one, usually by the substitution of a new debtor or of a new creditor.
- now that — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- nudation — the process of removing coverings or garments or of causing to be bare or uncovered
- nugatory — of no real value; trifling; worthless.
- nunation — the doubling, in writing, of the final vowel symbol to indicate the addition, in speech, of the indefinite suffix n to certain nouns.
- nuneaton — a town in Warwickshire, central England, E of Birmingham.
- nutation — an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
- obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- oblation — the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- obstante — notwithstanding.
- obtained — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- obtainer — One who obtains.
- occation — Misspelling of occasion.
- occupant — a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something: the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- oceanaut — aquanaut.
- oceanite — A variety of picrite that is chiefly composed of olivine phenocrysts.
- octagons — Plural form of octagon.
- octangle — octangular.
- octanoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives.
- octantal — relating to an octant
- octaroon — Alternative spelling of octoroon.
- octavian — (Octavian) died a.d. 964, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 955–964.
- octonary — pertaining to the number 8.
- odonates — Plural form of odonate.
- odontoma — a tumour involving the teeth or the tissue that surrounds or produces teeth
- odorants — Plural form of odorant.
- oil tank — any tank for containing or storing oil such as a very large oil storage container at a refinery; a large oil storage area on an oil tanker; or a smaller container for the storage of heating oil at a property
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
- on draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- on faith — through trust; without proof or evidence
- on track — heading for sth
- on trial — Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- on watch — If someone is on watch, they have the job of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack.
- onanists — withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- ondaatje — Michael. born 1943, Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer: his works include the poetry collection There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do (1979), the Booker-prizewinning novel The English Patient (1992, filmed 1997), Anil's Ghost (2000), and Divisadero (2007)
- one-star — of or being a brigadier general, as indicated by one star on an insignia.
- onnagata — a male actor in kabuki who performs female roles.
- onolatry — Worship of the ass or donkey.
- onstream — Being produced.
- ontarian — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- opencast — (chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed.
- operants — Plural form of operant.
- oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
- optation — (obsolete) The act of optating; a wish.
- optician — a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.