8-letter words containing r, e
- alderman — In some parts of the United States and Canada, an alderman is a member of the governing body of a city.
- aldermen — Plural form of alderman.
- alderney — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- aldridge — Ira Frederick ("the African Roscius") 1804?–67, U.S. actor, primarily in Europe.
- aleatory — dependent on chance
- alegrete — a city in SW Brazil.
- alembert — Jean Le Rond [zhahn luh rawn] /ʒɑ̃ lə ˈrɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1717?–83, French mathematician, philosopher, and writer: associate of Diderot.
- alerting — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- 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.
- algerian — Algerian means belonging or relating to Algeria, or its people or culture.
- algerine — of or relating to Algeria or its inhabitants
- algerita — agarita.
- algernon — a masculine name: dim. Algie, Algy
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- alkermes — a Mediterranean liqueur made from brandy flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and other spices, and colored red with kermes or cochineal.
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- all-over — upper; higher up.
- all-year — taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during a year: an all-year activity.
- allecret — a half suit of light plate armor.
- 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.
- allergen — An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in someone.
- allergic — If you are allergic to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it.
- allocher — any of the variant forms of a chereme.
- allotter — a person who allots
- almemars — bimah.
- alreadie — Obsolete spelling of already.
- altarage — the donations made at an altar
- alterant — that which alters the state of something
- alterers — Plural form of alterer.
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alterity — the quality of being different
- alternat — the practice of deciding precedence by lot
- altrices — altricial birds
- alveolar — of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- amarelle — a variety of sour cherry that has pale red fruit and colourless juice
- amaretti — Italian almond biscuits
- amaretto — an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
- amateurs — Plural form of amateur.
- ambedkar — Bhimrao Ramji [beem-rou rahm-jee] /ˈbim raʊ ˈrɑm dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1893–1956, Indian politician and jurist.
- amberina — a characteristic of a type of glassware known for its blended colours, containing amber at the base merging into red higher up the piece
- amberite — a powder made of guncotton, barium nitrate, and paraffin, which does not produce any smoke when ignited
- 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
- ambivert — a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert
- ambler's — an ambling gait.
- ambrette — abelmosk.
- ambusher — One who ambushes.