8-letter words containing r, e
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- area rug — An area rug is a rug that covers only part of a floor.
- areaways — Plural form of areaway.
- areolate — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- areology — the study of the planet Mars
- arequipa — a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft): founded in 1540 on the site of an Inca city. Pop: 791 000 (2005 est)
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- argemone — any of various plants of the genus Argemone of the family Papaveraceae, which are native to the Americas, have large white or yellow flowers and are covered in prickles
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- argufier — a person who argufies
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- argutely — in an argute manner
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- ariettas — Plural form of arietta.
- ariettes — a short aria.
- arillate — having an aril.
- arillode — a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk
- aristate — Botany. having aristae; awned.
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- armalite — a lightweight high-velocity rifle of various calibres, capable of automatic and semiautomatic operation
- armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
- armature — a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current
- armenian — a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
- armholes — Plural form of armhole.
- armidale — a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)
- armitage — Simon (Robert). born 1963, British poet and writer, whose collections include Zoom! (1989), Killing Time (1999), and Universal Home Doctor (2002)
- armoires — Plural form of armoire.
- armorers — Plural form of armorer.
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
- armorize — to equip with armor or other protective devices: to armorize a car with bulletproof glass.
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- armourer — An armourer is someone who makes or supplies weapons.
- armozeen — a plain silk, often black, used for clerical gowns and mourning purposes, as well as for women's dresses during and before the 18th century
- armrests — Plural form of armrest.
- arms-eye — the armhole opening in a garment.
- arnsberg — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.