8-letter words containing ar
- archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archlute — a long, large bass lute
- archmage — A very powerful mage.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- archways — Plural form of archway.
- archwise — like an arch
- arciform — shaped like an arch
- arclight — A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- arcology — a type of architecture concerned with the design of enormous vertical cities that maximize population density and so preserve the surrounding countryside
- arctiids — Plural form of arctiid.
- arcturus — the brightest star in the constellation Boötes: a red giant. Visual magnitude: –0.4; spectral type: K2III; distance: 37 light years
- arcuated — Alternative form of arcuate.
- ardennes — a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- area rug — An area rug is a rug that covers only part of a floor.
- areaways — Plural form of areaway.
- areolate — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- areology — the study of the planet Mars
- arequipa — a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft): founded in 1540 on the site of an Inca city. Pop: 791 000 (2005 est)
- arethusa — a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
- argemone — any of various plants of the genus Argemone of the family Papaveraceae, which are native to the Americas, have large white or yellow flowers and are covered in prickles
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- argonaut — one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- arguably — You can use arguably when you are stating your opinion or belief, as a way of giving more authority to it.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- argufier — a person who argufies
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- argutely — in an argute manner
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- aridisol — a soil type common to the world's deserts, poor in organic matter and rich in salts.
- aridness — The state or quality of being arid.
- ariettas — Plural form of arietta.
- ariettes — a short aria.
- arillary — (of seeds) having an aril
- arillate — having an aril.
- arillode — a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk
- arilloid — relating to or resembling an aril
- ariminum — Rimini
- arisings — Waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.