8-letter words containing t, e, r
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
- antlered — having antlers
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- aperient — laxative
- aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship
- aporetic — Tending to doubt.
- apparate — (obsolete) apparatus.
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- apporter — (obsolete) A bringer in; an importer.
- apricate — to sunbathe or bask in the sun
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apyretic — without fever
- araldite — a strong epoxy resin best known as a glue
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- arbiters — Plural form of arbiter.
- arbitrer — arbitrator.
- arborite — a brand of laminated plastic sheets containing melamine, used esp for heat-resistant surfaces that can be easily cleaned
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- arcature — a small-scale arcade
- archetto — a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- archlute — a long, large bass lute
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- areolate — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- argutely — in an argute manner
- ariettas — Plural form of arietta.
- ariettes — a short aria.
- arillate — having an aril.
- aristate — Botany. having aristae; awned.
- aristide — Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- armalite — a lightweight high-velocity rifle of various calibres, capable of automatic and semiautomatic operation
- armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
- armature — a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current
- armitage — Simon (Robert). born 1963, British poet and writer, whose collections include Zoom! (1989), Killing Time (1999), and Universal Home Doctor (2002)
- armrests — Plural form of armrest.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- arrestee — a person who is under arrest
- arrester — a person who arrests