8-letter words containing ari
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- lunarian — a being supposedly inhabiting the moon.
- lunarist — a person who believes the moon influences weather
- macarise — congratulate
- macarism — Happiness as a result of praise.
- macarize — To congratulate.
- malarial — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- malarian — (dated) Relating to malaria; malarial.
- mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- margaric — pearly; resembling a pearl.
- margarin — Archaic form of margarine.
- mariachi — pertaining to traditional Mexican dance music, usually played by a small band of strolling musicians dressed in native costumes.
- marianao — a city in NW Cuba, a suburb of Havana.
- marianas — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- marianna — a female given name.
- marianne — the French Republic, personified as a woman.
- marichal — Juan, born 1937, U.S. baseball pitcher, born in the Dominican Republic.
- maricopa — a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- marietta — a city in NW Georgia.
- mariette — Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- marigram — a graphic representation from a marigraph.
- marikana — a town in the North West Province of South Africa; the platinum mine was the scene of a strike and armed conflict in 2012 during which 47 people, mostly mineworkers, died. Pop: 19 522 (2011)
- marikina — a city in Luzon, SW Philippines, E of Manila.
- marimbas — Plural form of marimba.
- marinade — a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marinara — Italian Cookery. a highly seasoned sauce of tomatoes, garlic, and spices.
- marinate — to steep (food) in a marinade.
- marinera — a South American folk dance
- mariners — a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- marishes — a marsh.
- maritage — the right of a lord to choose the spouses of his wards
- maritain — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- maritime — connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.
- mariupol — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- marivaux — Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de [pyer kar-le duh shahn-blan duh] /pyɛr karˈlɛ də ʃɑ̃ˈblɛ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist.
- mazarine — a deep, rich blue.
- miliaria — an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.
- minakari — A type of enamelwork Indian jewellery, especially champlev\u00e9. (from 20th c.).
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- montaria — a Brazilian canoe made of a single piece of timber
- naricorn — a horny sheath which protects the nostrils of certain birds
- navarino — a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.
- nazarite — (among the ancient Hebrews) a person who had taken certain strict religious vows, usually for a limited period.
- notarial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- notaries — Plural form of notary.
- notarise — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- notarize — to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- nutarian — a person whose food intake consists chiefly of nuts or nut-based products or dishes