8-letter words containing p, a, t
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- apractic — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized by an inability to perform purposeful movements, but not accompanied by a loss of sensory function or paralysis.
- apricate — to sunbathe or bask in the sun
- apricity — (obsolete) The warmth of the Sun.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- apsyrtus — a son of Aeëtes, killed by his sister Medea, who, while fleeing with Jason, threw pieces of her brother's body into the sea so that her father, in pursuing her, might be delayed while picking them up.
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- aptitude — Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- apyretic — without fever
- armpatch — an insignia, badge, slogan, or the like sewn on the sleeve of a uniform shirt or jacket or affixed to an armband to indicate one's affiliation, sponsorship, rank, etc.
- artotype — collotype.
- artspeak — (language) An early simple language for plotter graphics.
- aseptate — not divided into cells or sections by septa
- ashplant — a walking stick made from an ash sapling
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- aspected — (astrology, obsolete) Subject to a particular planetary aspect.
- asperate — (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspirata — a heavily aspirated stop that is made without vibration of the vocal cords
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- at peace — in a state of harmony or friendship
- at speed — quickly
- atrophia — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attemper — to modify by blending; temper
- attempts — An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed.
- attercop — a spider
- atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- autocarp — any fruit that is produced through self-fertilization
- autoharp — a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autoptic — relating to or belonging to personal observation
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- autotype — a photographic process for producing prints in black and white, using a carbon pigment
- autotypy — (dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
- backport — (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully.
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- bad trip — a mentally or physically horrifying drug-taking experience, as one accompanied by nightmarish hallucinations or by physical pain.
- baldpate — a person with a bald head
- bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- baptised — to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- baptises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise.
- baptisia — a genus of wild flower native to North America