8-letter words containing t, a
- accentor — any small sparrow-like songbird of the genus Prunella, family Prunellidae, which inhabit mainly mountainous regions of Europe and Asia
- accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
- acceptee — a person who has been accepted, or has accepted a position
- accepter — a person or thing that accepts.
- acceptor — the person or organization on which a draft or bill of exchange is drawn after liability has been accepted, usually by signature
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- accosted — (of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.
- accounts — a chronological list of debits and credits relating to a specified asset, liability, expense, or income of a business and forming part of the ledger
- accouter — to outfit; equip, esp. for military service
- accoutre — to provide with equipment or dress, esp military
- accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
- accreted — to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to).
- accretes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrete.
- accurate — careful and exact
- accusant — a person who accuses or blames
- accustom — If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
- accutron — a type of watch in which the balance wheel and hairspring are replaced by a tuning fork kept in vibration by a tiny internal battery
- acentric — without a centre
- acephate — a white solid compound, C 4 H 10 NO 3 PS, used as an insecticide against a wide range of plant pests, including aphids, budworms, and tent caterpillars.
- acerated — having sharp points
- acerbate — to embitter or exasperate
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- acervate — growing in heaps or clusters
- acescent — slightly sour or turning sour
- acetated — treated with acetic acid
- acetates — Plural form of acetate.
- acetonic — Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone.
- acetoxyl — a medicine used to treat acne, with benzoyl peroxide as it active ingredient
- acetylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the acetyl group.
- ach-laut — the voiceless velar fricative sound that is written as ch in Scottish loch or in German ach, often allophonic with the ich-laut
- achroite — the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- achromat — a lens designed to bring light of two chosen wavelengths to the same focal point, thus reducing chromatic aberration
- acidotic — a blood condition in which the bicarbonate concentration is below normal.
- acierate — to change (iron) into steel
- acoemeti — an order of monks founded in the 5th century, distinguished by the continuous nature of their praise and prayer
- acolytes — Plural form of acolyte.
- aconites — Plural form of aconite.
- aconitum — any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acosmist — someone who believes that no world distinct from God exists
- acoustic — An acoustic guitar or other instrument is one whose sound is produced without any electrical equipment.
- acquaint — If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
- acquight — to acquit
- acquited — Simple past tense and past participle of acquit.
- acridity — sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.
- acrobats — Plural form of acrobat.
- acrodont — (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones
- acrolect — the most standard form of language
- acrolith — (esp in ancient Greek sculpture) a wooden, often draped figure with only the head, hands, and feet in stone
- acrostic — a number of lines of writing, such as a poem, certain letters of which form a word, proverb, etc. A single acrostic is formed by the initial letters of the lines, a double acrostic by the initial and final letters, and a triple acrostic by the initial, middle, and final letters
- acrotism — an absence of pulse