8-letter words containing s, e, t
- 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.
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- assented — to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.
- 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
- asserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.
- asserter — One who makes an assertion.
- assertor — One who asserts or avers.
- assiento — a slave trade treaty between other countries and Spain which allowed other countries to supply slaves to Spanish dependencies or colonies
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assister — One who assists; an assistant or helper.
- assonate — to display assonance or match in sound
- assorted — A group of assorted things is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
- assorter — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- astatide — a binary compound of astatine with a more electropositive element
- astatine — a radioactive element of the halogen series: a decay product of uranium and thorium that occurs naturally in minute amounts and is artificially produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles. Symbol: At; atomic no: 85; half-life of most stable isotope, 210At: 8.1 hours; probable valency: 1,3,5, or 7; melting pt: 302°C; boiling pt: 337°C (est)
- asterion — (anatomy) The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
- asterisk — An asterisk is the sign *. It is used especially to indicate that there is further information about something in another part of the text.
- asterism — three asterisks arranged in a triangle (⁂ or ), to draw attention to the text that follows
- asternal — not connected or joined to the sternum
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- asthenia — an abnormal loss of strength; debility
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astilbes — Plural form of astilbe.
- astonied — stunned; dazed
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- asyndeta — Plural form of asyndeton.
- asystole — the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- at least — You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.
- at speed — quickly
- at stake — If something is at stake, it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.
- at times — You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
- ateliers — Plural form of atelier.
- atemoyas — Plural form of atemoya.
- atheists — Plural form of atheist.
- athletes — Plural form of athlete.
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.
- atomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize.
- attaches — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- attempts — An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed.
- attested — (of cattle, etc) certified to be free from a disease, esp from tuberculosis
- attester — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.