8-letter words containing a, n
- ablation — the surgical removal of an organ, structure, or part
- ableness — (uncountable, now, rare) Ability of body or mind; power; force; vigor. (First attested from around 1350 to 1470.).
- abluting — Present participle of ablute.
- ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
- abnegate — to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- aborigin — (obsolete) Aborigine. (Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 19th century.).
- aborning — while being born, developed, or realized (esp in the phrase die aborning)
- aborting — Present participle of abort.
- abortion — If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive.
- abounded — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- abradant — abrading
- abrading — Present participle of abrade.
- abrasion — An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped.
- abration — Misspelling of abrasion.
- abscisin — a plant hormone that plays a major role in adapting plants to suit different weather conditions
- absconds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscond.
- absences — state of being away or not being present: I acted as supervisor in his absence. Your absence was noted on the records.
- absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absentee — An absentee is a person who is expected to be in a particular place but who is not there.
- absentia — Absence.
- absently — in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; inattentively
- absinthe — Absinthe is a very strong alcoholic drink that is green and tastes bitter.
- absonant — inharmonious
- abstains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain.
- abumeron — Avenzoar.
- abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
- abutilon — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the malvaceous genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, that have showy white, yellow, or red flowers
- abutment — the state or process of abutting
- abutting — to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
- ac and u — Association of Colleges and Universities.
- acanthin — an organic chemical used in medicine as a treatment for snake venom
- acantho- — indicating a spine or thorn
- acanthus — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated as ornamental plants, having large spiny leaves and spikes of white or purplish flowers: family Acanthaceae
- acauline — having no stem
- accadian — the eastern Semitic language, now extinct, of Assyria and Babylonia, written with a cuneiform script.
- acceding — to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- accended — Simple past tense and past participle of accend.
- accented — Language or speech that is accented is spoken with a particular accent.
- accentor — any small sparrow-like songbird of the genus Prunella, family Prunellidae, which inhabit mainly mountainous regions of Europe and Asia
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- accounts — a chronological list of debits and credits relating to a specified asset, liability, expense, or income of a business and forming part of the ledger
- accruing — to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- accusant — a person who accuses or blames
- accusing — If you look at someone with an accusing expression or speak to them in an accusing tone of voice, you are showing that you think they have done something wrong.
- accutron — a type of watch in which the balance wheel and hairspring are replaced by a tuning fork kept in vibration by a tiny internal battery
- acentric — without a centre
- acescent — slightly sour or turning sour
- acetonic — Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone.
- achenese — Atjehnese.