8-letter words containing n, t, e
- 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.
- antileak — serving to prevent leaks
- antileft — opposed to the left wing in politics
- antilife — opposed to living in harmony with the natural order
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antimale — opposed to men
- 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
- antimine — designed to counteract landmines
- antinode — a point at which the amplitude of one of the two kinds of displacement in a standing wave has maximum value. Generally the other kind of displacement has its minimum value at this point
- antinome — a thing that contradicts or is contrary to another, an opposite
- antinuke — opposed to nuclear weapons or energy
- antipode — the exact or direct opposite
- antipole — the opposite pole
- antipope — a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen
- antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
- antiquer — a person who alters the appearance of objects to give an antique quality
- antiques — the business of selling antique objects
- antiquey — having the appearance of an antique
- 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.
- antithet — an example of antithesis; an antithetic statement
- antitype — a person or thing that is foreshadowed or represented by a type or symbol, esp a character or event in the New Testament prefigured in the Old Testament
- antiwear — preventing deterioration as a result of use
- antiweed — opposed to marijuana use
- antlered — having antlers
- antliate — having an antlia
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
- anuretic — relating to an inability to urinate
- aperient — laxative
- apertion — (archaic) The act of opening.
- aphanite — any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
- appleton — Sir Edward (Victor). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947
- aquatone — a keep-fit regime in which exercises, both aerobic and strength building, are performed in a swimming pool
- arbutean — relating to arbutus, or made from arbutus wood
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
- arointed — Simple past tense and past participle of aroint.
- arretine — of or relating to Arretium (the ancient Latin name of Arezzo, a city in central Italy)
- arsenate — a salt or ester of arsenic acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O43–
- arsenite — a salt or ester of arsenous acid, esp a salt containing the ion A5O33–
- artesian — noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- artiness — The quality of being arty.
- assented — to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.