8-letter words containing t, a
- almighty — The Almighty is another name for God. You can also refer to Almighty God.
- alouette — French. a lark.
- alphabet — An alphabet is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
- alphette — (rare) an alpha female; a confident, self-assured woman.
- alpinist — a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
- alrighty — Lb informal Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
- alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
- alt-rock — a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream
- altadena — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- altamaha — a river in SE Georgia, formed by the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers and flowing to the Atlantic Ocean. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- altamira — a cave in N Spain, SW of Santander, noted for Old Stone Age wall drawings
- altarage — the donations made at an altar
- altepetl — A Nahua community; a pueblo.
- 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
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- although — You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.
- altitude — If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
- altoists — Plural form of altoist.
- altrices — altricial birds
- altruism — Altruism is unselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare.
- altruist — a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- alumroot — any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
- alveated — resembling the channels of a beehive
- alyattes — king of Lydia c617–560 b.c.
- amadavat — avadavat.
- amalthea — a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on goats' milk
- amanitin — a poison secreted by mushrooms of the genus Amanita
- amaranth — an imaginary flower that never fades
- amaretti — Italian almond biscuits
- amaretto — an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
- amateurs — Plural form of amateur.
- amatoxin — Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several mushrooms of the genus Amanita and others.
- amberite — a powder made of guncotton, barium nitrate, and paraffin, which does not produce any smoke when ignited
- ambident — (chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction.
- ambiente — atmosphere; ambiance.
- ambients — Plural form of ambient.
- ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- ambivert — a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert
- ambrette — abelmosk.
- ambulant — moving about from place to place
- ambulate — to wander about or move from one place to another
- amchitka — an island off the coast of SW Alaska, in the W part of the Aleutian Islands: site of U.S. air base during World War II. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- ameerate — a country ruled by an ameer; an emirate
- amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- amfortas — (in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail
- amidated — to convert into an amide.