8-letter words containing x, a
- flaxseed — the seed of flax, yielding linseed oil; linseed.
- flaxweed — Toadflax.
- flexagon — a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
- flexcash — flexdollars.
- flexural — the act of flexing or bending.
- fluxgate — (physics) Any of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire that generate a pattern of induced currents when it moves relative to an external magnetic field.
- fluxuate — Misspelling of fluctuate.
- foxtails — Plural form of foxtail.
- francaix — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1912–1997, French composer.
- galaxies — Plural form of galaxy.
- gaoxiong — Kaohsiung.
- geotaxis — oriented movement of a motile organism toward or away from a gravitational force.
- giambeux — Obsolete form of jambeux.
- gift tax — a tax imposed on the transfer of money or property from one living person to another by gift, payable by the donor.
- gloxinia — any of several horticultural varieties of a plant belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, especially S. speciosa, having large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers.
- gray fox — a fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, ranging from Central America through the southwestern and eastern U.S., having blackish-gray upper parts and rusty-yellowish feet, legs, and ears.
- hanotaux — (Albert Auguste) Gabriel [al-ber oh-gyst ga-bree-el] /alˈbɛr oʊˈgüst ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1853–1944, French statesman and historian.
- haruspex — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
- hatboxes — Plural form of hatbox.
- have sex — have intercourse
- head tax — a uniform tax or surcharge imposed upon every person or every adult in a specific group, as on those entering or leaving a country or using a particular service or conveyance.
- hexacore — (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of six cores.
- hexafoil — a pattern with six lobes around a regular hexagon
- hexaglot — a book written in six languages
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hexagram — a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
- hexalogy — A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hexamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 12 N 4 , used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hexapole — (physics) Anything having six poles or electrodes.
- hexarchy — a group of six allied states or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
- hexeract — (mathematics) A six-dimensional hypercube.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- huxleian — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- huxleyan — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- in a box — in difficulty or a dilemma
- in a fix — to repair; mend.
- jambeaux — Plural form of jambeau.
- janitrix — A female janitor.
- jaxartes — a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan, through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea. 1300 miles (2100 km) long.
- land tax — law: includes all land sb owns
- laxation — a loosening or relaxing.
- laxative — a medicine or agent for relieving constipation.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- loxapine — A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and mainly used to treat schizophrenia.
- luxating — Present participle of luxate.
- luxation — The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.