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8-letter words containing o, r, a, e

  • merwoman — A mermaid.
  • mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
  • metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
  • moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
  • moderato — moderate; in moderate time.
  • mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
  • monerans — Plural form of moneran.
  • monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
  • monstera — any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
  • monteria — a city in N Colombia.
  • montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
  • moorages — Plural form of moorage.
  • moorhead — a city in W Minnesota.
  • moraines — Plural form of moraine.
  • moralise — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
  • moralize — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
  • morasses — An area of muddy or boggy ground.
  • mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
  • moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
  • mortared — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
  • mortgage — the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.
  • mortsafe — a heavy iron cage or grille placed over the grave of a newly deceased person in order to deter body snatchers
  • muzorewa — Abel (Tendekayi) (ˈeibəl) 1925–2010, Zimabwean Methodist bishop and politician; president of the African National Council (1971–85). He was one of the negotiators of an internal settlement (1978–79); prime minister of Rhodesia (1979)
  • nacreous — of or relating to nacre.
  • namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
  • nanoacre — (unit, humour)   /nan'oh-ay"kr/ A unit (about 2 mm square) of real estate on a VLSI integrated circuit. VLSI nanoacres have costs in the same range as real acres once one allows for design and fabrication setup costs.
  • nanopore — A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane.
  • nanowire — A nanoscale rod made of semiconducting material, used in miniature transistors and some laser applications.
  • naproxen — a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C 1 4 H 1 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the management of certain types of arthritis and as a painkiller.
  • narbonne — a city in S France: an important port in Roman times.
  • narrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of narrow.
  • narrower — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
  • negators — Plural form of negator.
  • negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
  • negatron — Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
  • nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
  • neocracy — Government by the new or inexperienced.
  • neorican — a Puerto Rican living in New York or one who has lived in New York and returned to Puerto Rico.
  • neuraxon — axon.
  • neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
  • neuronal — Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
  • neurosal — of or relating to neurosis; afflicted by a neurosis
  • nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
  • nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
  • nonrated — not rated
  • nor gate — Computers. NOR circuit.
  • normande — a breed of cattle originating in Normandy
  • norseman — Northman.
  • nose rag — a handkerchief
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