8-letter words containing o, r, a, t, e
- matadore — Dated form of matador.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- memorate — (folklore) An oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
- mercapto — containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
- mercator — Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- nonrated — not rated
- nor gate — Computers. NOR circuit.
- notaries — Plural form of notary.
- notarise — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notarize — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notecard — A paper card on which notes are written, or which is intended for such use.
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- obtainer — One who obtains.
- obturate — to stop up; close.
- octeract — (mathematics) A eight-dimensional hypercube.
- oleaster — an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
- on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- one-star — of or being a brigadier general, as indicated by one star on an insignia.
- onstream — Being produced.
- operants — Plural form of operant.
- operated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- operates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operate.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- operator — a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator.
- operetta — a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- oratress — a female orator or petitioner
- orbitale — Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- ordinate — Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- oresteia — a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- ossature — the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.