8-letter words containing t, a, r, y
- maturely — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maturity — the state of being mature; ripeness: The fruit will reach maturity in a few days.
- maumetry — Archaic form of mammetry.
- mawmetry — idolatry
- may tree — the hawthorn.
- mccarthy — Cormac [kawr-mak,, ‐muh k] /ˈkɔr mæk,, ‐mək/ (Show IPA), born 1933, U.S. novelist.
- military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- minatory — menacing; threatening.
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- moratory — authorizing delay of payment: a moratory law.
- mortally — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- mortuary — funeral home.
- motorway — an expressway.
- mustardy — Like mustard.
- mutatory — subject to change; variable
- myriadth — constituting a very small part of a thing
- natatory — pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.
- negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
- noctuary — a journal of what happens in the night
- nonparty — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- nugatory — of no real value; trifling; worthless.
- nycturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- obituary — a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.
- oblatory — Of or pertaining to oblation; oblational.
- octarchy — a government by eight persons.
- octonary — pertaining to the number 8.
- onolatry — Worship of the ass or donkey.
- orbitary — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- out tray — An out tray is a shallow container used in offices to put letters and documents in when they have been dealt with and are ready to be sent somewhere else. Compare in tray.
- out-year — the fiscal year after a year covered by a budget; any year beyond the budget year for which projections of spending are made.
- outlawry — the act or process of outlawing.
- outweary — to exhaust completely
- overstay — to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
- papistry — the Roman Catholic Church.
- paratype — a specimen other than a type specimen that is used for the original description of a taxonomic group and specifically stated to be the one on which the original description of the taxon was based.
- part way — Part way means part of the way or partly.
- part-way — at or to a part of the way or distance: Shall I walk you partway? I'm already partway home.
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- partyism — adherence to a political party or organization.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- patchery — the act of hurriedly patching something together
- patronly — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronym — patronymic (defs 3, 4).
- pay dirt — soil, gravel, or ore that can be mined profitably.
- pedantry — the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- petchary — a grey kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
- pith ray — medullary ray.