8-letter words containing o, r, a, e
- aeronaut — a person who flies in a lighter-than-air craft, esp the pilot or navigator
- aeronomy — the science of the earth's upper atmosphere
- aerosols — Plural form of aerosol.
- aerostat — a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon
- aerotone — a bath which incorporates massaging air jets
- afforded — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- afforest — to plant trees on; convert into forested land
- affronté — facing
- ailerons — Plural form of aileron.
- air hole — a hole that allows the passage of air, esp for ventilation
- air-core — having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils: air-core transformer.
- airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
- airdrome — An airdrome is a place or area where small aircraft can land and take off.
- airforce — Alternative spelling of air force.
- airpower — the strength of a nation's air force
- akaryote — a cell without a nucleus
- albacore — a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fish
- alberoni — Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- albronze — aluminum bronze.
- aleatory — dependent on chance
- aleurone — finely granulated protein present in seeds generally and forming the outer layer of cereal seeds
- alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- algernon — a masculine name: dim. Algie, Algy
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- all-over — upper; higher up.
- allegory — An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
- allegros — Plural form of allegro.
- allocher — any of the variant forms of a chereme.
- allotter — a person who allots
- alveolar — of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- amaretto — an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
- amberoid — a synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of amber and other resins together at a high temperature
- amberous — of, relating to or resembling amber
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- amorance — the state of being in love
- amoretti — a little cupid.
- amoretto — (esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid
- amortise — amortize
- amortize — In finance, if you amortize a debt, you pay it back in regular payments.
- amphorae — a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- amrinone — a potent substance, C 10 H 9 N 3 O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
- anacreon — ?572–?488 bc, Greek lyric poet, noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
- anadrome — A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
- anaerobe — an organism that does not require oxygen for respiration
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- anderson — a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)