8-letter words containing t, e, r
- arrestor — Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
- arretine — of or relating to Arretium (the ancient Latin name of Arezzo, a city in central Italy)
- arrogate — If someone arrogates to themselves something such as a responsibility or privilege, they claim or take it even though they have no right to do so.
- arsenate — a salt or ester of arsenic acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O43–
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- art deco — Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
- artefact — An artefact is an ornament, tool, or other object that is made by a human being, especially one that is historically or culturally interesting.
- arteriae — Plural form of arteria.
- arterial — Arterial means involving or relating to your arteries and the movement of blood through your body.
- arteries — Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- arterio- — artery or arteries
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- arteveld — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1345, Flemish statesman.
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
- articled — In Britain, someone who is articled to a firm of lawyers or accountants is employed by the firm and is training to become qualified.
- articles — legal training
- artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- artistes — Plural form of artiste.
- artotype — collotype.
- artspeak — (language) An early simple language for plotter graphics.
- asherite — a member of the tribe of Asher.
- asperate — (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
- 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
- assenter — a person who agrees or complies
- assentor — any of the eight voters legally required to endorse the nomination of a candidate in a parliamentary or local election in addition to the nominator and seconder
- asserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.
- asserter — One who makes an assertion.
- assertor — One who asserts or avers.
- assister — One who assists; an assistant or helper.
- assorted — A group of assorted things is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
- assorter — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- 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
- asternal — not connected or joined to the sternum
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- at grade — on the same level
- at heart — If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart, you mean that that is what they are really like, even though they may seem very different.
- at large — You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
- atabrine — quinacrine hydrochloride, C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases
- ateliers — Plural form of atelier.
- atherine — any of several small fish of the genus Atherina
- athermal — (physics) Describing any process that does not involve either heat or a change in temperature.
- atheroma — a fatty deposit on or within the inner lining of an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow
- atherton — Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton. born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomizer — a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines