8-letter words containing t, r, o, e
- obtemper — to comply (with)
- obtruded — Simple past tense and past participle of obtrude.
- obtruder — One who obtrudes.
- obtrudes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtrude.
- obturate — to stop up; close.
- obverted — Simple past tense and past participle of obvert.
- occulter — Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.
- octeract — (mathematics) A eight-dimensional hypercube.
- odometer — an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.
- odometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of odometer.
- odometry — an instrument for measuring distance traveled, as by an automobile.
- oersteds — Plural form of oersted.
- oestriol — a weak oestrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary: a synthetic form is used to treat oestrogen deficiency. Formula: C18H24O3
- oestrone — a weak oestrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary and having the same medical uses as oestradiol. Formula: C18H22O2
- oestrous — estrous.
- offereth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of offer.
- ohmmeter — an instrument for measuring electric resistance in ohms.
- oldsters — Plural form of oldster.
- oldtimer — An elderly person.
- oleaster — an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
- on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- on merit — If you judge something or someone on merit or on their merits, your judgment is based on what you notice when you consider them, rather than on things that you know about them from other sources.
- on trend — conforming to the latest fashion
- on-trend — in style; in fashion: on-trend beauty products.
- one-star — of or being a brigadier general, as indicated by one star on an insignia.
- oneriest — Superlative form of onery.
- onsetter — a person who attacks
- onstream — Being produced.
- operants — Plural form of operant.
- operated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- operates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operate.
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- operator — a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator.
- operetta — a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- or other — You use or other in expressions like somehow or other and someone or other to indicate that you cannot or do not want to be more precise about the information that you are giving.
- oratress — a female orator or petitioner
- orbitale — Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- orbiteer — to climb (a mountain) in a circular fashion as opposed to scaling.
- orbiters — Plural form of orbiter.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- ordinate — Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- oreodont — any of various extinct North American artiodactyls of the families Merycoidodontidae or Agriochoeridae, widespread from the late Eocene through early Miocene epochs.
- oreshoot — a rich concentration in an orebody.
- oresteia — a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
- oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orienter — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.