8-letter words containing t, o, e, a
- allotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- allottee — a person to whom something is allotted
- allotter — a person who allots
- allotype — an additional type specimen selected because of differences from the original type specimen, such as opposite sex or morphological details
- alouette — French. a lark.
- amaretto — an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- ammocete — ammocoete
- ammonate — ammoniate (def 2).
- ammonite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
- amniotes — Plural form of amniote.
- amongest — Obsolete form of amongst.
- amoretti — a little cupid.
- amoretto — (esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid
- amortise — amortize
- amortize — In finance, if you amortize a debt, you pay it back in regular payments.
- amounted — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- anecdota — unpublished writings
- anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
- anethole — a white water-soluble crystalline substance with a liquorice-like odour, used as a flavouring and a sensitizer in the processing of colour photographs. Formula: CH3CH:CHC6H4OCH3
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- annotate — If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
- anointed — chosen officially to do an important job
- anointer — One who anoints.
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- anteroom — An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
- antidote — An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
- antigone — daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who was condemned to death for cremating the body of her brother Polynices in defiance of an edict of her uncle, King Creon of Thebes
- antihero — An antihero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- antinode — a point at which the amplitude of one of the two kinds of displacement in a standing wave has maximum value. Generally the other kind of displacement has its minimum value at this point
- antinome — a thing that contradicts or is contrary to another, an opposite
- antipode — the exact or direct opposite
- antipole — the opposite pole
- antipope — a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- apholate — a chemical used in pesticides which inhibits an organism's reproduction
- aporetic — Tending to doubt.
- apostate — An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- apostles — Plural form of apostle.
- apothece — a shop or storehouse
- apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
- appleton — Sir Edward (Victor). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947
- apporter — (obsolete) A bringer in; an importer.
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- aquatone — a keep-fit regime in which exercises, both aerobic and strength building, are performed in a swimming pool