8-letter words containing a, t, e, r
- altering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alterity — the quality of being different
- alternat — the practice of deciding precedence by lot
- altrices — altricial birds
- amaretti — Italian almond biscuits
- amaretto — an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
- amateurs — Plural form of amateur.
- amberite — a powder made of guncotton, barium nitrate, and paraffin, which does not produce any smoke when ignited
- ambivert — a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert
- ambrette — abelmosk.
- ameerate — a country ruled by an ameer; an emirate
- amirates — Plural form of amirate.
- amitrole — a non-selective systemic herbicide used on non-food crops to control grasses and weeds
- ammeters — Plural form of ammeter.
- amoretti — a little cupid.
- amoretto — (esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid
- amortise — amortize
- amortize — In finance, if you amortize a debt, you pay it back in regular payments.
- ancaster — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- anchoret — anchorite.
- andretti — Mario. born 1940, US racing driver: Formula One world champion (1978)
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- angriest — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- animater — animator
- ankerite — a greyish to brown mineral that resembles dolomite and consists of a carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO3
- anointer — One who anoints.
- ansermet — Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
- ant bear — a large, ant-eating, edentate mammal (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) of Central America and tropical South America, with a long, shaggy tail; giant anteater
- antbears — Plural form of antbear.
- anteater — An anteater is an animal with a long nose that eats termites or ants. Anteaters live in warm countries.
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- anteroom — An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
- antevert — to displace (an organ or part) by tilting it forward
- antihero — An antihero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- antimere — a part or organ of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical organism that corresponds to a similar structure on the other side of the axis, such as the right or left limb of a four-legged animal
- antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
- antirape — opposed to or acting against rape
- antirent — noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
- antlered — having antlers
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- aperient — laxative
- aperitif — An aperitif is an alcoholic drink that you have before a meal.
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- aplustre — the ornamental stern on an ancient Greek or Roman ship