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8-letter words containing a, s, t, r

  • astringe — to contract or become contracted
  • astroids — Plural form of astroid.
  • asturian — of or relating to Asturias
  • asturias — a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources
  • at first — You use at first when you are talking about what happens in the early stages of an event or experience, or just after something else has happened, in contrast to what happens later.
  • at worst — under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
  • ataraxis — The absence of stress or anxiety; serenity.
  • atari st — (computer)   A personal computer released by Atari in 1985. The "ST" stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", from the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit processor. The original 520ST model had an external floppy drive and power supply whereas the 1040ST had them built-in. The 520 and later 520STFM came with 512 KB of RAM, the 1040 had 1 MB. Several upgraded models followed, up to the 1993 Motorola 68030 based Falcon. The ST was the first home computer with built-in MIDI ports and plenty of MIDI software. A wide range of other software from office to games was also available.
  • ateliers — Plural form of atelier.
  • atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
  • atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
  • atropous — growing straight, without inversion
  • attester — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
  • attestor — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
  • attracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attract.
  • auditors — Plural form of auditor.
  • austerer — Comparative form of austere.
  • austrian — Austrian means belonging or relating to Austria, or to its people or culture.
  • aversity — The state or condition of being averse.
  • averstar — (company)   The US software engineering company that developed Hal, under their former name, "Intermetrics". Other products include CS-4, Red, Mwave Developers Toolkit (multimedia for IBM PC), cross-compilers for C and C++; Ada '83, Ada 95, and SAMeDL. AverStar also supply client/server systems; custom software applications and turnkey systems; independent verification and validation; CAE integration technology; languages and compilers: Ada, C, C++, HDLs (MHDL), Modula, SPL/1. Address: Intermetrics, Inc., 733 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Telephone: +1 (617) 661 1840. Fax: +1 (617) 868 2843. Address: 7918 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Va 22102, USA. Telephone: +1 (703) 827-2606. Fax: +1 (703) 827-5560. Also Houston, TX, Huntington Beach, CA, Warminster, PA, and others.
  • aviarist — a person who keeps an aviary
  • aviators — Plural form of aviator.
  • backrest — The backrest of a seat or chair is the part which you rest your back on.
  • balestra — a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
  • baluster — any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
  • bandster — a person who goes behind a reaper and binds sheaves of wheat
  • bangster — a ruffian; thug
  • banister — A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
  • bankster — a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
  • barghest — (in the North of England, esp Yorkshire) a goblin that appears in the shape of a dog as an omen of death or other misfortune
  • baristas — Plural form of barista.
  • baronets — Plural form of baronet.
  • barostat — a device for maintaining constant pressure, such as one used in an aircraft cabin
  • barrista — Misspelling of barista.
  • barstool — a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
  • basketry — Basketry is baskets made by weaving together thin strips of materials such as wood.
  • bastards — Plural form of bastard.
  • bastardy — the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy
  • bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
  • bathurst — a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop: 27 036 (2001)
  • battlers — Plural form of battler.
  • bearcats — Plural form of bearcat.
  • bedstraw — any of numerous rubiaceous plants of the genus Galium, which have small white or yellow flowers and prickly or hairy fruits: some species formerly used as straw for beds as they are aromatic when dry
  • beermats — Plural form of beermat.
  • bestiary — a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals
  • bestreak — to streak
  • botsares — Markos [Greek mahr-kaws] /Greek ˈmɑr kɔs/ (Show IPA), Bozzaris, Marco.
  • brackets — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
  • breasted — having a breast.
  • breathes — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
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