8-letter words containing AN
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter AN. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate AN within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| anything | 15 | - | - |
| anywhere | 17 | at or in or to any place | you can find this food anywhere |
| thousand | 12 | denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units | - |
| standing | 10 | an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| pregnant | 11 | rich in significance or implication | - |
| language | 10 | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols | he taught foreign languages |
| handsome | 14 | given or giving freely | a handsome allowance |
| sergeant | 9 | a lawman with the rank of sergeant | - |
| planning | 11 | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
| distance | 11 | go far ahead of | He outdistanced the other runners |
| romantic | 12 | expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance | a romantic adventure |
| changing | 15 | marked by continuous change or effective action | - |
| cleaning | 11 | the act of making something clean | he gave his shoes a good cleaning |
| stranger | 9 | anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | - |
| exchange | 21 | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | - |
| transfer | 11 | transfer from one place or period to another | - |
| entrance | 10 | put into a trance | - |
| sandwich | 17 | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects | She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men |
| arranged | 10 | disposed or placed in a particular kind of order | the carefully arranged chessmen |
| standard | 10 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | the schools comply with federal standards |
| pleasant | 10 | affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings | we had a pleasant evening together |
| chairman | 15 | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | - |
| humanity | 16 | the quality of being human | - |
| annoying | 12 | causing irritation or annoyance | tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork |
| elephant | 13 | five-toed pachyderm | - |
| grandson | 10 | a male grandchild | - |
| instance | 10 | an occurrence of something | another instance occurred yesterday |
| superman | 12 | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | - |
| airplane | 10 | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane |
| gangster | 10 | a criminal who is a member of gang | - |
| shanghai | 15 | take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship | The men were shanghaied after being drugged |
| advanced | 15 | far along in time | a man of advanced age |
| meantime | 12 | the time between one event, process, or period and another | - |
| announce | 10 | announce publicly or officially | - |
| vanished | 15 | having passed out of existence | vanished civilizations |
| constant | 10 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | in constant pain |
| guardian | 10 | a person who cares for persons or property | - |
| analysis | 11 | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud | his physician recommended psychoanalysis |
| arrogant | 9 | having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride | an arrogant official |
| musician | 12 | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) | - |
| paranoid | 11 | a person afflicted with paranoia | - |
| alliance | 10 | the state of being allied or confederated | - |
| ignorant | 9 | uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication | an ignorant man |
| homeland | 14 | the country where you were born | - |
| handling | 13 | the management of someone or something | the handling of prisoners |
| chanting | 14 | the act of singing in a monotonous tone | - |
| franklin | 15 | printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) | - |
| organize | 18 | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | - |
| egyptian | 14 | a native or inhabitant of Egypt | - |
| salesman | 10 | a man salesperson | - |
| magician | 13 | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | - |
| mechanic | 17 | a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | - |
| civilian | 13 | a nonmilitary citizen | - |
| landlord | 10 | a landowner who leases to others | - |
| granddad | 12 | the father of your father or mother | - |
| guidance | 12 | the act of setting and holding a course | - |
| bankrupt | 16 | someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts | - |
| cannabis | 12 | any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs | - |
| thankful | 18 | feeling or showing gratitude | a thankful smile |
| channels | 13 | official routes of communication | you have to go through channels |
| insanity | 11 | relatively permanent disorder of the mind | - |
| merchant | 15 | a businessperson engaged in retail trade | - |
| relevant | 11 | having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue | the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research |
| canceled | 13 | - | - |
| mainland | 11 | the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula | - |
| triangle | 9 | a three-sided polygon | - |
| freshman | 16 | a first-year undergraduate | - |
| comedian | 13 | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts | - |
| nuisance | 10 | a bothersome annoying person | - |
| strangle | 9 | prevent the progress or free movement of | the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries |
| antidote | 9 | a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison | - |
| managing | 12 | - | - |
| gigantic | 12 | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth | a gigantic redwood |
| panicked | 17 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | felt panicked before each exam |
| volcanic | 15 | explosively unstable | a volcanic temper |
| michigan | 16 | a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card | - |
| hangover | 15 | disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) | - |
| cleaners | 10 | shop where dry cleaning is done | - |
| organism | 11 | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | - |
| kangaroo | 13 | any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail | - |
| johannes | 18 | - | - |
| balanced | 13 | being in a state of proper equilibrium | the carefully balanced seesaw |
| watchman | 18 | a guard who keeps watch | - |
| paranoia | 10 | a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur | - |
| ancestor | 10 | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | - |
| stranded | 10 | cut off or left behind | several stranded fish in a tide pool |
| manifest | 13 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication |
| advances | 14 | - | - |
| infantry | 14 | an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot | - |
| mandarin | 11 | a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | - |
| quantity | 20 | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | - |
| planting | 11 | a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area | the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner |
| dominant | 11 | most frequent or common | - |
| chandler | 14 | United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) | - |
| ancients | 10 | people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) | - |
| angelica | 11 | any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels | - |
| clanging | 12 | having a loud resonant metallic sound | a clanging gong |
| savannah | 14 | a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions | - |
| transmit | 10 | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | - |
| animated | 11 | having life or vigor or spirit | an animated and expressive face |
| deranged | 11 | driven insane | - |
| portland | 11 | freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains | - |
| landlady | 13 | a landlord who is a woman | - |
| commando | 15 | a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids | - |
| covenant | 13 | a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action | - |
| analyzed | 21 | examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts | the analyzed data indicated surprising trends |
| handicap | 16 | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | - |
| organise | 9 | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | - |
| cannibal | 12 | a person who eats human flesh | - |
| finances | 13 | assets in the form of money | - |
| maneuver | 13 | an action aimed at evading an opponent | - |
| expanded | 19 | increased in extent or size or bulk or scope | - |
| manpower | 15 | the force of workers available | - |
| suburban | 12 | relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs | suburban population |
| unwanted | 12 | not wanted | removed the unwanted vegetation |
| scanning | 11 | the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission | - |
| spanking | 15 | quick and energetic | a spanking breeze |
| horseman | 13 | a man skilled in equitation | - |
| militant | 10 | disposed to warfare or hard-line policies | militant nations |
| talisman | 10 | a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease | - |
| titanium | 10 | a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite | - |
| fragrant | 12 | pleasant-smelling | - |
| elegance | 11 | a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics) | the simplicity and elegance of his invention |
| anyplace | 15 | at or in or to any place | - |
| abundant | 11 | present in great quantity | an abundant supply of water |
| randomly | 14 | in a random manner | the houses were randomly scattered |
| enhanced | 14 | increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality | her enhanced beauty was the result of a good night's sleep rather than makeup |
| financed | 14 | - | - |
| handcuff | 20 | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | - |
| manually | 13 | by hand | this car shifts manually |
| plankton | 14 | the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water | - |
| bohemian | 15 | a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) | - |
| jeanette | 15 | - | - |
| clanking | 15 | having a hard nonresonant metallic sound | clanking chains |
| mannered | 11 | having unnatural mannerisms | brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom |
| highland | 16 | used of high or hilly country | - |
| hooligan | 12 | a cruel and brutal fellow | - |
| dangling | 11 | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | - |
| tolerant | 8 | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | tolerant of his opponent's opinions |
| endanger | 10 | pose a threat to; present a danger to | The pollution is endangering the crops |
| riddance | 12 | the act of forcing out someone or something | - |
| handyman | 17 | a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks | - |
| vigilant | 12 | carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger | the vigilant eye of the town watch |
| sanitary | 11 | free from filth and pathogens | sanitary conditions for preparing food |
| woodland | 13 | land that is covered with trees and shrubs | - |
| manicure | 12 | care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. | - |
| landmark | 15 | an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend | - |
| nobleman | 12 | a titled peer of the realm | - |
| quadrant | 18 | a quarter of the circumference of a circle | - |
| aneurysm | 13 | a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | - |
| chinaman | 15 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent | - |
| canister | 10 | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | - |
| tangible | 11 | perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch | skin with a tangible roughness |
| sanctity | 13 | the quality of being holy | - |
| dutchman | 16 | a native or inhabitant of Holland | - |
| epiphany | 18 | twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus | - |
| orphaned | 14 | deprived of parents by death or desertion | - |
| venetian | 11 | a resident of Venice | - |
| pancreas | 12 | a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin | - |
| eggplant | 12 | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | - |
| grandeur | 10 | the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | - |
| mahogany | 17 | any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish | - |
| wanderer | 12 | a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | - |
| madwoman | 16 | a woman lunatic | - |
| headband | 15 | a band worn around or over the head | the earphones were held in place by a headband |
| handover | 15 | act of relinquishing property or authority etc | the handover of occupied territory |
| membrane | 14 | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants | - |
| vanguard | 13 | the leading units moving at the head of an army | - |
| tranquil | 17 | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves | a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky |
| antelope | 10 | graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks | - |
| insanely | 11 | in an insane manner | she behaved insanely |
| hesitant | 11 | lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly | - |
| handmade | 15 | made by hand or a hand process | delicate handmade baby dresses |
| defiance | 14 | intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude | - |
| henchman | 18 | someone who assists in a plot | - |
| handbook | 18 | a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | - |
| handball | 14 | a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands | - |
| landfill | 12 | a low area that has been filled in | - |
| sanction | 10 | official permission or approval | - |
| bandaged | 13 | covered or wrapped with a bandage | the bandaged wound on the back of his head |
| inhumane | 13 | lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion | humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world |
| marksman | 16 | someone skilled in shooting | - |
| mulligan | 11 | Irish version of burgoo | - |
| dandruff | 16 | a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp | - |
| bogeyman | 16 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| radiance | 11 | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light | - |
| ancestry | 13 | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | - |
| anorexic | 17 | a person suffering from anorexia nervosa | - |
| prancing | 13 | - | - |
| anaconda | 11 | large arboreal boa of tropical South America | - |
| antennas | 8 | - | - |
| annually | 11 | by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received) | - |
| farmland | 14 | arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops | - |
| poignant | 11 | arousing affect | poignant grief cannot endure forever |
| partisan | 10 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| lifespan | 13 | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | - |
| warranty | 14 | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications | - |
| reliance | 10 | certainty based on past experience | he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists |
| branding | 12 | the act of stigmatizing | - |
| demeanor | 11 | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | - |
| pittance | 12 | an inadequate payment | they work all day for a mere pittance |
| backhand | 20 | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke | - |
| gangrene | 10 | undergo necrosis | - |
| unmanned | 11 | lacking a crew | an unmanned satellite to Mars |
| animator | 10 | someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people | - |
| obsidian | 11 | acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces | - |
| landline | 9 | a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits | - |
| meridian | 11 | being at the best stage of development | - |
| pheasant | 13 | flesh of a pheasant; usually braised | - |
| mandrake | 15 | the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic | - |
| gleaning | 10 | - | - |
| mangrove | 14 | a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building | - |
| vanquish | 23 | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | - |
| squander | 18 | spend thoughtlessly; throw away | You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree |
| anecdote | 11 | short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) | - |
| antennae | 8 | - | - |
| marzipan | 21 | almond paste and egg whites | - |
| canaries | 10 | a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces | - |
| wetlands | 12 | - | - |
| annulled | 9 | - | - |
| organist | 9 | a person who plays an organ | - |
| stagnant | 9 | not growing or changing; without force or vitality | - |
| parmesan | 12 | hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated | - |
| waterman | 13 | someone who drives or rides in a boat | - |
| standoff | 15 | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | - |
| spaceman | 14 | a person trained to travel in a spacecraft | - |
| anorexia | 15 | a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite | - |
| bankroll | 14 | a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) | - |
| alderman | 11 | a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) | - |
| plantain | 10 | a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics | - |
| ambiance | 14 | the atmosphere of an environment | - |
| badlands | 12 | an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska | - |
| coachman | 17 | a man who drives a coach (or carriage) | - |
| cardigan | 12 | slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail | - |
| prussian | 10 | a German inhabitant of Prussia | - |
| pantheon | 13 | all the gods of a religion | - |
| humanoid | 14 | an automaton that resembles a human being | - |
| ordnance | 11 | large but transportable armament | - |
| analysed | 12 | - | - |
| midlands | 12 | - | - |
| wrangler | 12 | a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses | - |
| adjutant | 16 | an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | - |
| mandolin | 11 | a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum | - |
| corpsman | 14 | - | - |
| panorama | 12 | the visual percept of a region | - |
| anterior | 8 | a tooth situated at the front of the mouth | his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors |
| germanic | 13 | of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages | - |
| laudanum | 11 | narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient | - |
| wantonly | 14 | in a licentious and promiscuous manner | - |
| standish | 12 | English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) | - |
| penchant | 15 | a strong liking | the Irish have a penchant for blarney |
| houseman | 13 | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) | - |
| meanness | 10 | the quality of being deliberately mean | - |
| botanist | 10 | a biologist specializing in the study of plants | - |
| bondsman | 13 | someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else | - |
| melanoma | 12 | any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes | - |
| tandoori | 9 | - | - |
| anteater | 8 | a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea | - |
| fanciful | 16 | indulging in or influenced by fancy | a fanciful mind |
| flagrant | 12 | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | flagrant violation of human rights |
| glancing | 12 | - | - |
| saucepan | 12 | a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | - |
| humanist | 13 | of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism | the humanistic revival of learning |
| jangling | 17 | like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together | cowboys with jangling spurs |
| rifleman | 13 | a soldier whose weapon is a rifle | - |
| pursuant | 10 | (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with | pursuant to our agreement |
| untangle | 9 | release from entanglement of difficulty | - |
| vagrancy | 17 | the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood | - |
| wingspan | 14 | linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil | - |
| banister | 10 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| gangland | 11 | underworld organizations | - |
| huntsman | 13 | someone who hunts game | - |
| humanely | 16 | in a humane manner | let's treat the prisoners of war humanely |
| maniacal | 12 | wildly disordered | a maniacal frenzy |
| sopranos | 10 | - | - |
| spanning | 11 | - | - |
| quandary | 21 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | - |
| overland | 12 | traveling or passing over land | an overland journey |
| buoyancy | 18 | the property of something weightless and insubstantial | - |
| handrail | 12 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| herdsman | 14 | someone who drives a herd | - |
| humanism | 15 | the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | - |
| mandated | 12 | - | - |
| aberrant | 10 | markedly different from an accepted norm | aberrant behavior |
| satanist | 8 | an adherent of Satan or Satanism | - |
| pandemic | 15 | an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world | - |
| analogue | 9 | something having the property of being analogous to something else | - |
| bankbook | 20 | a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks | - |
| pedantic | 13 | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | - |
| ferryman | 16 | a man who operates a ferry | - |
| valerian | 11 | a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers | - |
| woodsman | 14 | makes things out of wood | - |
| thespian | 13 | a theatrical performer | - |
| soundman | 11 | a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast) | - |
| petulant | 10 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| guaranty | 12 | a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults | - |
| handheld | 16 | small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands | - |
| occupant | 14 | someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there | - |
| cesarean | 10 | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) | - |
| candidly | 15 | (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that | candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience |
| spangled | 12 | covered with beads or jewels or sequins | - |
| resonant | 8 | characterized by resonance | a resonant voice |
| everyman | 16 | the ordinary person | - |
| fandango | 13 | a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets | - |
| harridan | 12 | a scolding (even vicious) old woman | - |
| manifold | 14 | a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies | an original and two manifolds |
| outflank | 15 | get the better of | - |
| cleanser | 10 | a preparation used in cleaning something | - |
| sanguine | 9 | confidently optimistic and cheerful | - |
| quantify | 23 | express as a number or measure or quantity | Can you quantify your results? |
| aspirant | 10 | an ambitious and aspiring young person | a lofty aspirant |
| languish | 12 | have a desire for something or someone who is not present | - |
| mandible | 13 | the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | - |
| optician | 12 | a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision | - |
| satanism | 10 | a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) | - |
| slanting | 9 | having an oblique or slanted direction | - |
| spearman | 12 | - | - |
| brandish | 14 | move or swing back and forth | - |
| entangle | 9 | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | The child entangled the cord |
| farmhand | 17 | a hired hand on a farm | - |
| fentanyl | 14 | trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug | - |
| flippant | 15 | showing inappropriate levity | - |
| forehand | 15 | (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke | - |
| gangbang | 13 | - | - |
| lowlands | 12 | the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous | - |
| canoeing | 11 | - | - |
| variance | 13 | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | - |
| shetland | 12 | an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland | - |
| parlance | 12 | a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | - |
| paneling | 11 | a panel or section of panels in a wall or door | - |
| bandanna | 11 | large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief | - |
| landfall | 12 | the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) | - |
| cilantro | 10 | parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish | - |
| thanatos | 11 | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die | - |
| sanctify | 16 | render holy by means of religious rites | - |
| seaplane | 10 | glide on the water in a hydroplane | - |
| paganism | 13 | any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism | - |
| anabolic | 12 | characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism | some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily |
| analyzer | 20 | an instrument that performs analyses | - |
| amandine | 11 | - | - |
| anteroom | 10 | a large entrance or reception room or area | - |
| banality | 13 | a trite or obvious remark | - |
| helmsman | 15 | the person who steers a ship | - |
| subhuman | 15 | less than human or not worthy of a human being | treated natives as subhuman |
| sherwani | 14 | - | - |
| ranching | 14 | farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle) | - |
| overhang | 15 | be suspended over or hang over | - |
| arranger | 9 | a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | - |
| banknote | 14 | a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | - |
| boardman | 13 | - | - |
| branched | 16 | having branches | - |
| longhand | 13 | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper | - |
| verandah | 15 | a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) | - |
| relaxant | 15 | a drug that relaxes and relieves tension | - |
| plebeian | 12 | of or associated with the great masses of people | his square plebeian nose |
| pressman | 12 | someone whose occupation is printing | - |
| overhand | 15 | with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level | an overhand pitch |
| anathema | 13 | a detested person | he is an anathema to me |
| agrarian | 9 | relating to farming or agriculture | an agrarian (or agricultural) society |
| fancying | 17 | - | - |
| fantasia | 11 | a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes | - |
| humanize | 22 | make more humane | The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city |
| islander | 9 | an inhabitant of an island | - |
| jubilant | 17 | full of high-spirited delight | - |
| geranium | 11 | any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae | - |
| linesman | 10 | a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | - |
| stephane | 13 | - | - |
| santeria | 8 | - | - |
| phantasm | 15 | something existing in perception only | - |
| analytic | 13 | of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | `all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition |
| anarchic | 15 | without law or control | the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic |
| antibody | 14 | any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response | - |
| biannual | 10 | occurring or payable twice each year | - |
| ganymede | 15 | (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods | - |
| handcart | 14 | wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | he used a handcart to carry the rocks away |
| landsman | 11 | an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | - |
| methanol | 13 | a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol | - |
| decanter | 11 | a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water | - |
| deckhand | 19 | a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor | - |
| toboggan | 12 | move along on a luge or toboggan | - |
| trainman | 10 | an employee of a railroad | - |
| sanitize | 17 | make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing | - |
| partizan | 19 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| beanpole | 12 | - | - |
| freedman | 14 | a person who has been freed from slavery | - |
| nonhuman | 13 | not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings | nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees |
| abeyance | 15 | temporary cessation or suspension | - |
| standout | 9 | - | - |
| scantily | 13 | in a skimpy manner | scantily clad |
| shantung | 12 | a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation) | - |
| shamanic | 15 | - | - |
| pantsuit | 10 | a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women | - |
| planchet | 15 | a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin | - |
| publican | 14 | the keeper of a public house | - |
| radioman | 11 | - | - |
| angriest | 9 | - | - |
| anisette | 8 | liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed | - |
| bankable | 16 | acceptable to or at a bank | bankable funds |
| cabstand | 13 | a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | - |
| handmaid | 15 | a personal maid or female attendant | - |
| irritant | 8 | something that causes irritation and annoyance | - |
| landless | 9 | owning no land | the landless peasantry |
| cerulean | 10 | a light shade of blue | - |
| colander | 11 | bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods | - |
| cyanotic | 15 | - | - |
| wheelman | 16 | - | - |
| stockman | 16 | farmer who breed or raises livestock | - |
| transact | 10 | conduct business | transact with foreign governments |
| sandbank | 15 | a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide | - |
| phalange | 14 | - | - |
| aneurism | 10 | a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | - |
| amaranth | 13 | any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food | - |
| emanated | 11 | - | - |
| emigrant | 11 | someone who leaves one country to settle in another | - |
| enhancer | 13 | anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities | - |
| habanero | 13 | - | - |
| issuance | 10 | the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity) | - |
| intranet | 8 | a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software | - |
| mannitol | 10 | a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine | - |
| supplant | 12 | take the place or move into the position of | the computer has supplanted the slide rule |
| ransomed | 11 | saved from the bondage of sin | - |
| galvanic | 14 | pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action | a galvanic cell |
| ganglion | 10 | an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons | - |
| hangnail | 12 | a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected | - |
| handwork | 19 | a work produced by hand labor | - |
| landmass | 11 | a large continuous extent of land | - |
| mantilla | 10 | short cape worn by women | - |
| oliphant | 13 | - | - |
| claimant | 12 | someone who claims a benefit or right or title | claimants of unemployment compensation |
| diocesan | 11 | a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese | - |
| vibrancy | 18 | having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant | - |
| townsman | 13 | a resident of a town or city | - |
| stanhope | 13 | a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
| semantic | 12 | of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning | semantic analysis |
| anagrams | 11 | a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters | - |
| annotate | 8 | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | He annotated on what his teacher had written |
| antitank | 12 | designed for defense against armored vehicles | - |
| antidrug | 10 | - | - |
| aquarian | 17 | - | - |
| banditry | 14 | the practice of plundering in gangs | - |
| bandying | 15 | - | - |
| fanciest | 13 | - | - |
| fontanel | 11 | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus | - |
| garbanzo | 20 | large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried | - |
| handless | 12 | lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature |
| inlander | 9 | - | - |
| jerrycan | 20 | - | - |
| moneyman | 15 | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions | - |
| chancery | 18 | a court with jurisdiction in equity | - |
| cyanosis | 13 | a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes | - |
| deviance | 14 | a state or condition markedly different from the norm | - |
| urethane | 11 | an ester of carbamic acid | - |
| wannabee | 13 | an ambitious and aspiring young person | - |
| warplane | 13 | an aircraft designed and used for combat | - |
| swordman | 14 | - | - |
| revenant | 11 | coming back | a revenant ghost |
| pedantry | 14 | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning | - |
| pitchman | 17 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) | - |
| anaphase | 13 | the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle | - |
| anatomic | 12 | of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms | anatomical research |
| anechoic | 15 | not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent | an anechoic chamber |
| androgen | 10 | male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics | - |
| antinomy | 13 | a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable | - |
| empanada | 13 | - | - |
| expander | 18 | - | - |
| exultant | 15 | joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | - |
| funnyman | 16 | - | - |
| granular | 9 | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | granular sugar |
| handhold | 16 | an appendage to hold onto | - |
| katakana | 16 | - | - |
| glassman | 11 | - | - |
| oleander | 9 | an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions | - |
| cetacean | 12 | of or relating to whales and dolphins etc | - |
| canonize | 19 | declare (a dead person) to be a saint | After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized |
| womanize | 22 | to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to | - |
| tankless | 12 | - | - |
| tangibly | 14 | in a tangible manner | virtue is tangibly rewarded |
| turbaned | 11 | wearing a turban | - |
| spandrel | 11 | an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them | - |
| planking | 15 | (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) | - |
| profaned | 14 | treated irreverently or sacrilegiously | - |
| antihero | 11 | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) | - |
| arcadian | 11 | (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic | a country life of arcadian contentment |
| aurelian | 8 | - | - |
| barbican | 14 | a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) | - |
| boatsman | 12 | - | - |
| empyrean | 15 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| estrange | 9 | arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness | - |
| faustian | 11 | pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values | - |
| freehand | 15 | done by hand without mechanical aids or devices | a freehand drawing |
| gourmand | 12 | a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess | - |
| headland | 13 | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | - |
| handbill | 14 | an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | - |
| giantism | 11 | excessive largeness of stature | - |
| motorman | 12 | the operator of streetcar | - |
| clannish | 13 | befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior | - |
| cocoanut | 12 | large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk | - |
| cantonal | 10 | of or relating to a canton | - |
| canoodle | 11 | fondle or pet affectionately | - |
| urbanite | 10 | - | - |
