8-letter words containing s, a, n, r
- arcanist — a person with secret knowledge of a manufacturing technique
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- arisings — Waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
- arkansan — a native or inhabitant of Arkansas
- arkansas — a state of the southern US: mountainous in the north and west, with the alluvial plain of the Mississippi in the east; has the only diamond mine in the US; the chief US producer of bauxite. Capital: Little Rock. Pop: 2 725 714 (2003 est). Area: 134 537 sq km (51 945 sq miles)
- armbands — Plural form of armband.
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- arnsberg — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arraigns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign.
- arranges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrange.
- arrasene — a material of wool and silk that is used in embroidery
- ars nova — a style of music of the 14th century, characterized by great freedom and variety of rhythm and melody contrasted with the strictness of the music of the 13th century
- arsenals — Plural form of arsenal.
- arsenate — a salt or ester of arsenic acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O43–
- arsenide — a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- arsenous — of or containing trivalent arsenic
- arsonist — An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to a building or vehicle.
- arsonous — relating to arson
- art song — a song written by a trained composer to convey a specific artistic idea, as in projecting the mood and meaning of a poetic text
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- artisans — a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- ascender — the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
- asnieres — a suburb of Paris, France, on the Seine. Pop: 82 720 (2006)
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
- aspirins — Plural form of aspirin.
- assenter — a person who agrees or complies
- assentor — any of the eight voters legally required to endorse the nomination of a candidate in a parliamentary or local election in addition to the nominator and seconder
- assigner — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
- assignor — a person who transfers or assigns property
- assuring — to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to: She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
- assyrian — an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asternal — not connected or joined to the sternum
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- asturian — of or relating to Asturias
- asynergy — defective coordination between parts, as muscles or limbs, that normally act in unison.
- austrian — Austrian means belonging or relating to Austria, or to its people or culture.
- avengers — to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a grave insult.
- avernus' — a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- baconers — Plural form of baconer.
- bairnish — childish