8-letter words containing n, i, t, r, a
- intermat — a patch of seabed devoid of vegetation
- internal — situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
- internat — international
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- interwar — occurring during a period of peace between two wars, especially between World War I and World War II.
- inthrall — Archaic form of enthrall.
- intraday — occurring during a single day.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- intranet — a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- intrans. — intransitive
- intrants — Plural form of intrant.
- ion trap — any device used to prevent ions in an electron beam from striking other apparatus, especially in mass spectrometry.
- irangate — a political scandal of 1986 in the United States involving the illegal sale of arms to Iran in return for the release of US hostages held there, and the use of the profits to funds Contra rebels in Nicaragua
- irrigant — (surgery) irrigating agent.
- irritant — tending to cause irritation; irritating.
- iterance — iteration.
- janitors — Plural form of janitor.
- janitrix — A female janitor.
- jauntier — Comparative form of jaunty.
- juration — an act of taking or administering an oath.
- k ration — an emergency field ration for U.S. armed forces when other food or rations are not available, consisting of three separate packaged meals of concentrated or dehydrated food.
- karyotin — chromatin
- knitwear — clothing made of knitted fabric.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- linarite — a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- line art — graphic material that consists of lines or areas of pure black and pure white and requires no screening for reproduction. Compare halftone (def 2).
- lunarist — a person who believes the moon influences weather
- luristan — a mountainous region in W Iran.
- marantic — (medicine) Pertaining to marasmus.
- marinate — to steep (food) in a marinade.
- maritain — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- marmiton — A chef's assistant, kitchen boy.
- maronite — a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- martin i — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- martin v — (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31.
- martinet — a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- martinez — a town in W California.
- martinis — Plural form of martini.
- martinon — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- metanira — queen of Eleusis, who took Demeter in to nurse her child.
- migrants — Plural form of migrant.
- militran — A discrete simulation system for military applications produced by the Sys Res Group at ONR in 1964.
- minarets — Plural form of minaret.
- minatory — menacing; threatening.
- miniator — to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- minimart — a minimarket.
- minotaur — Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- mintmark — a letter or other symbol on a coin that identifies the mint at which it was struck.