8-letter words containing n, a, t, u
- antiguan — of or relating to Antigua or its inhabitants
- antimuon — the antiparticle of a muon
- antinous — the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- antinuke — opposed to nuclear weapons or energy
- antiphus — (in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
- antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antiquey — having the appearance of an antique
- antirust — (of a product or procedure) effective against rust
- antismut — opposed to or acting to prevent the circulation of obscene material
- antonius — Marcus (ˈmɑːkəs)
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- aquanaut — a person who lives and works underwater
- aquatint — a technique of etching copper with acid to produce an effect resembling the flat tones of wash or watercolour. The tone or tint is obtained by acid (aqua) biting through the pores of a ground that only partially protects the copper
- aquatone — a keep-fit regime in which exercises, both aerobic and strength building, are performed in a swimming pool
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argonaut — one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- armgaunt — (of limbs) slender
- astounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astound.
- asturian — of or relating to Asturias
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- attuning — Present participle of attune.
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- auditing — the act of inspecting, correcting, and certifying (accounts, etc)
- audition — An audition is a short performance given by an actor, dancer, or musician so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra.
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- auncient — Obsolete form of ancient.
- aunthood — the state of being, or relationship of, aunt
- auntlike — similar to or like an aunt
- aurulent — Gold in color.
- austrian — Austrian means belonging or relating to Austria, or to its people or culture.
- autobahn — An autobahn is a German motorway.
- autobank — a machine offering cash and other banking services
- autoconf — (software, tool) The GNU project's tool that configures a source code distribution to compile and run on a different platform. Among open source hackers, a mere running binary of a program is not considered a full release; what's interesting is a source tree that can be built into binaries using standard tools. Since the mid-1990s, autoconf, automake, and libtools have been the standard way to make a distribution portable so that it can be built on multiple operating systems without change.
- autodyne — denoting or relating to an electrical circuit in which the same elements and valves are used as oscillator and detector
- autonomy — Autonomy is the ability to make your own decisions about what to do rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autonymy — The use of a symbol as a name for itself.
- autotune — a software package that automatically manipulates a recording of a vocal track until it is in tune regardless of whether or not the original performance was in tune
- autumnal — Autumnal means having features that are characteristic of autumn.
- autunite — a yellowish fluorescent radioactive mineral consisting of a hydrated calcium uranium phosphate in tetragonal crystalline form. It is found in uranium ores. Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2.10–12H2O
- aventure — (obsolete) Accident; chance; adventure.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- banquets — Plural form of banquet.