8-letter words containing a, u, s, t
- fraughts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught.
- gallnuts — Plural form of gallnut.
- gas tube — an electron tube the envelope of which contains a highly rarefied gas.
- gastfull — dismal; dreary
- gasthaus — a German inn or tavern.
- gastrula — a metazoan embryo in an early state of germ layer formation following the blastula stage, consisting of a cuplike body of two layers of cells, the ectoderm and endoderm, enclosing a central cavity, or archenteron, that opens to the outside by the blastopore: in most animals progressing to the formation of a third cell layer, the mesoderm.
- gaudiest — Superlative form of gaudy.
- gaullist — a supporter of the political principles of Charles Charles de Gaulle.
- gauntest — Superlative form of gaunt.
- gauziest — Superlative form of gauzy.
- gestural — a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
- ghastful — frightful.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gustable — Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
- gustavus — (Gustaf Adolf) 1882–1973, king of Sweden 1950–73 (son of Gustavus V).
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- habitues — Plural form of habitu\u00e9.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- handouts — Plural form of handout.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hash out — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- hasteful — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- hatbrush — a soft brush for hats
- hattusas — the capital of the ancient Hittite empire in Asia Minor: site of modern Boghazköy, Turkey.
- hautbois — hautboy.
- hautboys — Plural form of hautboy.
- hiatuses — Plural form of hiatus.
- horatius — (Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- housecat — a domesticated cat kept as a pet.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- huntsman — the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
- ignatius — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- insulant — an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- insulate — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insurant — a person who takes out an insurance policy.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- jaunters — Plural form of jaunter.
- jurymast — a temporary mast assembled to replace a broken one
- justicia — any of numerous plants and shrubs of the genus Justicia, which includes the shrimp plant and water willow.
- justitia — the ancient Roman personification of justice.
- kashruth — the body of dietary laws prescribed for Jews: an observer of kashruth.
- katsuras — Plural form of katsura.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- kumquats — Plural form of kumquat.
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.