8-letter words containing all
- allopath — a person who practises or is skilled in allopathy
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- allosome — A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
- 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
- allotypy — the condition of being an allotype
- allow me — Some people say 'Allow me' as a polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- allow of — to be subject to; admit of
- allowing — to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- alloying — relating to, or used in, alloying
- allozyme — any one of a number of different structural forms of the same enzyme coded for by a different allele
- allright — yes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you.
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- allspice — Allspice is a powder used as a spice in cooking, which is made from the berries of a tropical American tree.
- alluding — Present participle of allude.
- alluring — Someone or something that is alluring is very attractive.
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- allusive — Allusive speech, writing, or art is full of indirect references to people or things.
- alluvial — Alluvial soils are soils which consist of earth and sand left behind on land which has been flooded or where a river once flowed.
- alluvion — the wash of the sea or of a river
- alluvium — a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries
- allyship — The role or status of being an ally.
- amorally — In an amoral manner; without morals.
- animally — in a physical manner or from the point of view of the anima
- annually — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- anodally — in an anodal manner
- antehall — a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.
- apically — of, at, or forming the apex.
- appalled — If you are appalled by something, you are shocked or disgusted because it is so bad or unpleasant.
- ash fall — a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption.
- astrally — pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- atonally — In an atonal manner; without tone.
- backfall — a fall or throw onto the back
- ball boy — In a tennis match, the ball boys pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball boys are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.
- ball cap — a close-fitting cap with a deep visor and usually the name or emblem of a baseball team, worn by baseball players, or by others as casual attire.
- ball ice — floating balls of slushy ice formed at sea.
- ballader — A writer of ballads.
- ballades — Plural form of ballade.
- balladic — relating to ballads
- balladry — ballad poetry or songs
- ballance — John. 1839–93, New Zealand statesman, born in Northern Ireland: prime minister of New Zealand (1891–93)
- ballarag — (archaic, transitive) To bully; to threaten.
- ballarat — a town in SE Australia, in S central Victoria: originally the centre of a gold-mining region. Pop: 72 999 (2001)
- ballasts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballast.
- ballclay — a type of fine-grained clay suitable for making ceramics
- ballclub — (baseball) A baseball team.
- ballcock — A valve that automatically fills a tank after liquid has been drawn from it. Used, for example, in a flush toilet, a ballcock has a float on the end of a pivoting arm that opens the valve when the arm drops.
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.