8-letter words containing n, a, o, t
- talapoin — a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- talionic — of or relating to the system or legal principle of talion
- tall one — a beverage, especially an alcoholic drink, in a tall glass.
- tamanoir — a large anteater of Central and South America, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- tandoori — baked or cooked in a tandoor: tandoori chicken.
- tank top — a close-fitting, low-cut top having shoulder straps and often made of lightweight, knitted fabric.
- taormina — a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.
- tarnopol — Ternopol.
- tarragon — an Old World plant, Artemisia dracunculus, having aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- tautonym — a scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the same, as Chloris chloris (the greenfinch).
- taxation — the act of taxing.
- taxonomy — the science or technique of classification.
- tea gown — a semiformal gown of fine material, especially one styled with soft, flowing lines, worn for afternoon social occasions.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- tena koe — a Māori greeting to one person
- tetanoid — Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw.
- tetragon — a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
- tetraxon — a four-pointed spicule
- tetronal — a sedative drug
- tevatron — an accelerator in which protons or antiprotons are raised to energies of a few trillion electron-volts.
- thanato- — death
- thanatos — an ancient Greek personification of death.
- thanedom — something that belongs to or lies within the jurisdiction of a thane
- thankyou — If you refer to something as a thankyou for what someone has done for you, you mean that it is intended as a way of thanking them.
- thionate — any salt or ester of thionic acid
- thongage — an additional charge made at a restaurant to a patron wearing thongs (flip-flops)
- thousand — a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- tirolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- titanous — containing trivalent titanium.
- tithonia — any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- to a man — an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- toadying — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- toasting — the act of raising a toast
- toboggan — a long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled made of a thin board curved upward and backward at the front, often with low handrails on the sides, used especially in the sport of coasting over snow or ice.
- togoland — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
- tokonoma — (in Japanese architecture) a shallow alcove for the display of kakemonos or flower arrangements.
- tolerant — inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
- tomonaga — Shinichiro [shee-nee-chee-raw] /ˈʃi ni tʃiˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–79, Japanese physicist: Nobel prize 1965.
- tonalist — a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- tonalite — an igneous rock found in the Italian Alps
- tonality — Music. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system. a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
- tone arm — the free-swinging bracket of a phonograph containing the pickup.
- tongshan — former name of Xuzhou.
- tonneaux — a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- tonsilar — of or relating to the tonsils
- too many — an excessive number of
- top hand — a person who is highly skilled in some activity, esp a ranch worker
- topazine — like topaz
- topkhana — a building where artillery, ammunition, etc., are made, repaired, and stored.