8-letter words containing a, c
- alcestis — the wife of king Admetus of Thessaly. To save his life, she died in his place, but was rescued from Hades by Hercules
- alchemic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- alchevsk — a city in E Ukraine. Pop: 117 000 (2005 est)
- alchuine — (Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- alcidine — of, relating to, or belonging to the Alcidae, a family of sea birds including the auks, guillemots, puffins, and related forms
- alcimede — the mother of Jason.
- alcindor — (Ferdinand) Lew(is, Jr.) original name of Abdul-Jabbar.
- alcinous — (in Homer's Odyssey) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings
- alcithoe — a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
- alcmaeon — a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He killed his mother for sending his father to certain death and was driven mad by the Furies.
- alcohols — Plural form of alcohol.
- alcolock — a breath-alcohol ignition-interlock device fitted to the ignition in certain motor vehicles. The driver must blow into a tube and, if his or her breath contains too much alcohol, a lock is activated to prevent the vehicle starting
- alcopops — Plural form of alcopop.
- alcorcon — city in central Spain, near Madrid: pop. 140,000
- aldicarb — a crystalline compound, C7H14N2O2S, used as a pesticide against insects, mites and nematodes
- alebench — a bench inside or in front of an alehouse
- aleichem — Sholom, real name Solomon Rabinowitz. 1859–1916, US Jewish writer, born in Russia. His works include Tevye the Milkman, which was adapted for the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof
- alembics — Plural form of alembic.
- alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- algicide — any substance that kills algae
- alguacil — a Spanish law officer similar to a sheriff or chief constable
- alicante — a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)
- allecret — a half suit of light plate armor.
- allergic — If you are allergic to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it.
- alleycat — a homeless cat that roams in back streets
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- allocate — If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose.
- allocher — any of the variant forms of a chereme.
- allocute — (chiefly, US, legal) To make an allocution.
- allspice — Allspice is a powder used as a spice in cooking, which is made from the berries of a tropical American tree.
- almanack — Alternative spelling of almanac.
- almanacs — Plural form of almanac.
- alocasia — any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia
- alogical — without logic
- alopecia — loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
- alopecic — bald
- alt-rock — a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream
- altrices — altricial birds
- aluminic — of or relating to aluminium
- amaracus — a genus of herbaceous plant with fragrant flowers
- ambiance — the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
- ambience — The ambience of a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have.
- amchitka — an island off the coast of SW Alaska, in the W part of the Aleutian Islands: site of U.S. air base during World War II. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch
- amercing — Present participle of amerce.
- american — An American is a person who comes from the United States of America.
- americas — People sometimes refer to North America, Central America, and South America collectively as the Americas.
- americus — a city in SW central Georgia.
- amicable — When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.
- amicably — characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.