8-letter words containing i, r
- acarigua — city in NW Venezuela: pop. 126,000
- accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
- accruing — to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- accurize — to improve the accuracy of (a firearm).
- acentric — without a centre
- aceramic — not producing pottery: an aceramic South American culture.
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- acervuli — Plural form of acervulus.
- achiever — A high achiever is someone who is successful in their studies or their work, usually as a result of their efforts. A low achiever is someone who achieves less than those around them.
- achilary — having no labellum or lip, or one that is undeveloped, as in the flower of certain orchids.
- achroite — the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- achromia — (medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood.
- achromic — colourless
- achronic — Timeless.
- acicular — shaped like a needle.
- aciduria — the condition of having acid in the urine, particularly at abnormally high levels
- aciduric — (of bacteria) capable of growth in an acid environment.
- acierage — the process of iron-plating metal by means of voltaic electricity
- acierate — to change (iron) into steel
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
- acquiree — a firm that is acquired
- acquirer — In business, an acquirer is a company or person who buys another company.
- acquires — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- acridine — a colourless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes. Formula: C13H9N
- acridity — sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.
- acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- acrolein — a colourless or yellowish flammable poisonous pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CH2:CHCHO
- acrolith — (esp in ancient Greek sculpture) a wooden, often draped figure with only the head, hands, and feet in stone
- acromial — relating to the acromion
- acromion — the outermost edge of the spine of the shoulder blade
- acrostic — a number of lines of writing, such as a poem, certain letters of which form a word, proverb, etc. A single acrostic is formed by the initial letters of the lines, a double acrostic by the initial and final letters, and a triple acrostic by the initial, middle, and final letters
- acrotism — an absence of pulse
- acrylics — Plural form of acrylic.
- actioner — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- actorish — of, relating to, or characteristic of an actor
- additory — additional
- adhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- adiprene — a polyurethane elastomer with exceptional abrasion resistance and strength
- adjuring — Present participle of adjure.
- adlerian — of or relating to Alfred Adler or his ideas
- admirals — Plural form of admiral.
- admirers — to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- admiring — An admiring expression shows that you like or respect someone or something.
- admitter — a person who admits or something which admits
- adorning — Make more beautiful or attractive.
- adrian i — died a.d. 795, pope 772–795.
- adrian v — died 1276, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1276.
- adriatic — of or relating to the Adriatic Sea, or to the inhabitants of its coast or islands
- adrienne — a feminine name
- adroitly — expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.