8-letter words containing a, s
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alinasal — (anatomy) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
- aliquots — Plural form of aliquot.
- alistair — a masculine name
- alkahest — the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists
- alkalies — Plural form of alkali.
- alkanets — Plural form of alkanet.
- alkermes — a Mediterranean liqueur made from brandy flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and other spices, and colored red with kermes or cochineal.
- alkestis — Alcestis (def 1).
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all eyes — acutely vigilant or observant
- all-pass — Radio. (of a network, transducer, etc.) transmitting signals without significant attenuation of any frequencies.
- all-star — An all-star cast, performance, or game is one which contains only famous or extremely good performers or players.
- alledges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alledge.
- allegros — Plural form of allegro.
- allelism — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- allheals — Plural form of allheal.
- allision — the striking of one ship by another.
- allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- allosome — A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- allspice — Allspice is a powder used as a spice in cooking, which is made from the berries of a tropical American tree.
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- allusive — Allusive speech, writing, or art is full of indirect references to people or things.
- allyship — The role or status of being an ally.
- almagest — a work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century ad containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue
- almanacs — Plural form of almanac.
- almemars — bimah.
- almirahs — Plural form of almirah.
- alocasia — any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia
- aloysius — Saint. full name Aloysius Luigi Gonzaga. 1568–91, Italian Jesuit who died nursing plague victims; the patron saint of youth. Feast day: June 21
- alphonse — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”.
- alphonso — a masculine name
- alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
- alphosis — absence of skin pigmentation, as in albinism
- alpinism — mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- alpinist — a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps
- alsatian — An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.
- also-ran — If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
- alterers — Plural form of alterer.
- althorns — Plural form of althorn.
- altoists — Plural form of altoist.
- altrices — altricial birds
- altruism — Altruism is unselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare.
- altruist — a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoist).
- alumni's — a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- alyattes — king of Lydia c617–560 b.c.