8-letter words containing t
- adrastus — a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes, of whom he was the sole survivor
- adriatic — of or relating to the Adriatic Sea, or to the inhabitants of its coast or islands
- adroitly — expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- adscript — a serf bound to the land which they work or occupy, and who can be bought or sold along with it
- adulated — Simple past tense and past participle of adulate.
- adulator — to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- adultery — If a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone that they are not married to.
- adultism — A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children).
- aduncate — curved or hooked, as a parrot's beak
- aduncity — the quality of being hooked or curved inward
- advected — Simple past tense and past participle of advect.
- adverted — to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
- advocaat — a liqueur having a raw egg base
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- advoutry — adultery
- adynaton — (rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility.
- aegirite — a mineral of the pyroxene group, NaFeSi2O6, commonly found in alkaline igneous rocks
- aegrotat — (in British and certain other universities, and, sometimes, schools) a certificate allowing a candidate to pass an examination although he has missed all or part of it through illness
- aegyptus — a king of Egypt and twin brother of Danaüs
- aerating — Present participle of aerate.
- aeration — Aeration is the application of upward-flowing air to a layer of particles.
- aerators — Plural form of aerator.
- aerodart — a steel arrow dropped from an aircraft as a weapon
- aeroduct — an air duct
- aerolite — a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
- aerolith — a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- aeronaut — a person who flies in a lighter-than-air craft, esp the pilot or navigator
- aerostat — a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon
- aerotone — a bath which incorporates massaging air jets
- aesthete — An aesthete is someone who loves and appreciates works of art and beautiful things.
- aestival — of or occurring in summer
- aetheric — ether (defs 3–5).
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- affecter — a person who makes a real or pretence show of liking, being, or knowing something
- afferent — bringing or directing inwards to a part or an organ of the body, esp towards the brain or spinal cord
- affinity — If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well.
- afflated — resulting from influence of someone or something
- afflatus — an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
- afflicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict.
- affluent — If you are affluent, you have a lot of money.
- affogato — a drink prepared by pouring espresso coffee over a scoop of ice cream
- afforest — to plant trees on; convert into forested land
- affright — to frighten
- affronté — facing
- affronts — Plural form of affront.
- aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
- afterall — Misspelling of after all.
- aftereye — to look at or watch someone or something that has passed by
- aftersun — a moisturizing lotion applied to the skin to soothe sunburn and avoid peeling
- aftertax — remaining after applicable taxes have been deducted: a sharp decrease in her aftertax income.