8-letter words containing s, i, t, e
- ariettes — a short aria.
- aristate — Botany. having aristae; awned.
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- arteries — Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- articles — legal training
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- artistes — Plural form of artiste.
- asbestic — relating to asbestos
- ascetics — Plural form of ascetic.
- asfetida — asafetida.
- asherite — a member of the tribe of Asher.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- 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.
- atheists — Plural form of atheist.
- 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.
- audients — Plural form of audient.
- auditees — Plural form of auditee.
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- aversity — The state or condition of being averse.
- balmiest — Superlative form of balmy.
- banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- 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.
- baptizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize.
- basanite — a black basaltic rock containing plagioclase, augite, olivine, and nepheline, leucite, or analcite, formerly used as a touchstone
- base hit — a play in which the batter hits a fair ball and gets on base without benefit of an opponent's error and without forcing out a runner already on base
- basilect — (in a region where creole is or has been spoken) the dialect closest to that creole and furthest removed from the most prestigious dialect (the acrolect) of the region
- bassinet — A bassinet is a small bed for a baby that is like a basket.