8-letter words containing o, r
- 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.
- air-lock — to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend.
- airboard — an inflatable board resembling a bodyboard that is used in the sport of airboarding
- airboats — Plural form of airboat.
- airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
- airbound — supported by air
- aircoach — a bus that transports passengers to and from an airport
- airdrome — An airdrome is a place or area where small aircraft can land and take off.
- airdrops — Plural form of airdrop.
- airflows — Plural form of airflow.
- airfoils — Plural form of airfoil.
- airforce — Alternative spelling of air force.
- airlocks — Plural form of airlock.
- airports — Plural form of airport.
- airpower — the strength of a nation's air force
- airproof — impervious to air
- airshows — Plural form of airshow.
- airwoman — An airwoman is a woman who flies aircraft, especially one who serves in her country's air force.
- akaryote — a cell without a nucleus
- akrotiri — the remains of an ancient Minoan city on the island of Thera in the Aegean Sea, where abundant pottery and frescoes of the second millennium b.c. have been excavated.
- alachlor — a herbicide in the chloroacetanilide family
- 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.
- alcindor — (Ferdinand) Lew(is, Jr.) original name of Abdul-Jabbar.
- alcorcon — city in central Spain, near Madrid: pop. 140,000
- aleatory — dependent on chance
- aleurone — finely granulated protein present in seeds generally and forming the outer layer of cereal seeds
- alforjas — Plural form of alforja.
- alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- algernon — a masculine name: dim. Algie, Algy
- algorism — the Arabic or decimal system of counting
- 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.
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- allotter — a person who allots
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
- also-ran — If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
- alt-rock — a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- alumroot — any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
- alvarado — ˈPedro de (ˈpɛdroʊ deɪ ) ; peˈdrō dā) 1495-1541; Sp. general with Cortés in the conquest of Mexico
- alveolar — of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- amaretto — an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
- amarillo — an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (2003 est)