8-letter words containing AR
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter AR. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate AR within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| marriage | 11 | two people who are married to each other | his second marriage was happier than the first |
| starting | 9 | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) | his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
| military | 13 | the military forces of a nation | their military is the largest in the region |
| prepared | 13 | having made preparations | prepared to take risks |
| research | 13 | inquire into | the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project |
| familiar | 13 | (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly | familiar with the complex machinery |
| narrator | 8 | someone who tells a story | - |
| ordinary | 12 | lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered | the ordinary (or common) man in the street |
| carrying | 14 | - | - |
| separate | 10 | treat differently on the basis of sex or race | - |
| darkness | 13 | absence of light or illumination | - |
| learning | 9 | the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge | - |
| charming | 16 | possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers | charming incantations |
| paradise | 11 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
| starving | 12 | the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | - |
| partners | 10 | - | - |
| 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 |
| marrying | 14 | - | - |
| farewell | 14 | an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting | - |
| compared | 15 | - | - |
| argument | 11 | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | - |
| contrary | 13 | in an opposing direction | a contrary wind |
| arriving | 12 | - | - |
| software | 14 | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory | the market for software is expected to expand |
| boarding | 12 | the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | - |
| guardian | 10 | a person who cares for persons or property | - |
| arrogant | 9 | having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride | an arrogant official |
| paranoid | 11 | a person afflicted with paranoia | - |
| marshall | 13 | a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law | - |
| quarters | 17 | housing available for people to live in | he found quarters for his family |
| retarded | 10 | people collectively who are mentally retarded | he started a school for the retarded |
| declared | 12 | declared as fact; explicitly stated | - |
| barbecue | 14 | meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce | - |
| harmless | 13 | not causing or capable of causing harm | harmless bacteria |
| calendar | 11 | a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc) | I have you on my calendar for next Monday |
| artistic | 10 | aesthetically pleasing | an artistic flower arrangement |
| scenario | 10 | an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) | - |
| backyard | 20 | the grounds in back of a house | - |
| clearing | 11 | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | - |
| charging | 15 | - | - |
| rehearse | 11 | engage in a rehearsal (of) | - |
| clarence | 12 | a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers | - |
| carriage | 11 | characteristic way of bearing one's body | - |
| carnival | 13 | a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment | the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere |
| wardrobe | 14 | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | - |
| solitary | 11 | one who lives in solitude | - |
| parallel | 10 | something having the property of being analogous to something else | - |
| marching | 16 | the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) | we heard the sound of marching |
| starring | 9 | indicating the most important performer or role | the starring role |
| careless | 10 | (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration | careless of the consequences |
| cardinal | 11 | crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | - |
| rosemary | 13 | widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery | - |
| pharmacy | 20 | the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, | - |
| gardener | 10 | someone who takes care of a garden | - |
| barracks | 16 | - | - |
| cellular | 10 | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) | the cellular construction of a beehive |
| cupboard | 15 | a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space | - |
| hardware | 15 | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | - |
| partying | 14 | - | - |
| marathon | 13 | any long and arduous undertaking | - |
| peculiar | 12 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves |
| postcard | 13 | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope | - |
| fearless | 11 | oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them | - |
| backward | 20 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege' |
| apparent | 12 | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields |
| earliest | 8 | with the least delay | - |
| keyboard | 18 | device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like | - |
| swearing | 12 | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | - |
| hardcore | 14 | extremely explicit | - |
| literary | 11 | appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing | when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style |
| cowardly | 17 | lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted | cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then |
| kangaroo | 13 | any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail | - |
| particle | 12 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| diarrhea | 12 | frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor | - |
| parasite | 10 | a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | - |
| departed | 12 | well in the past; former | relics of a departed era |
| paranoia | 10 | a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur | - |
| mandarin | 11 | a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | - |
| archives | 16 | collection of records especially about an institution | - |
| barefoot | 13 | without shoes on | he chased her barefoot across the meadow |
| aquarium | 19 | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals | - |
| blizzard | 29 | a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences | a blizzard of lawsuits |
| hardship | 17 | a state of misfortune or affliction | a life of hardship |
| boundary | 14 | the greatest possible degree of something | - |
| charcoal | 15 | a very dark grey color | - |
| vineyard | 15 | a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced | - |
| garrison | 9 | United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) | - |
| startled | 9 | excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement | students startled by the teacher's quiet return |
| arsehole | 11 | vulgar slang for anus | - |
| infrared | 12 | electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves | - |
| jeopardy | 21 | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | - |
| burglary | 14 | entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property | - |
| carefree | 13 | cheerfully irresponsible | carefree with his money |
| forwards | 15 | at or to or toward the front | - |
| yearning | 12 | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | - |
| artifact | 13 | a man-made object taken as a whole | - |
| drunkard | 14 | a chronic drinker | - |
| monetary | 13 | relating to or involving money | monetary rewards |
| charisma | 15 | a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others | - |
| harassed | 12 | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | harassed working mothers |
| macaroni | 12 | a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms | Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni |
| calamari | 12 | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | - |
| yearbook | 17 | a reference book that is published regularly once every year | - |
| muscular | 12 | having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer | - |
| circular | 12 | having the shape or form of a circle | - |
| earnings | 9 | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) | - |
| monarchy | 18 | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | - |
| seminary | 13 | a private place of education for the young | - |
| parental | 10 | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | parental guidance |
| barbaric | 14 | without civilizing influences | barbaric practices |
| unharmed | 14 | not injured or harmed | - |
| mortuary | 13 | a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation | - |
| downward | 16 | extending or moving from a higher to a lower place | the downward course of the stream |
| clarinet | 10 | a single-reed instrument with a straight tube | - |
| hardened | 13 | converted to solid form (as concrete) | - |
| sanitary | 11 | free from filth and pathogens | sanitary conditions for preparing food |
| bearings | 11 | - | - |
| baroness | 10 | a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron | - |
| junkyard | 23 | a field where junk is collected and stored for resale | - |
| recharge | 14 | load anew | - |
| landmark | 15 | an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend | - |
| culinary | 13 | of or relating to or used in cooking | - |
| scarcely | 15 | almost not | they scarcely ever used the emergency generator |
| alarming | 11 | frightening because of an awareness of danger | - |
| arteries | 8 | - | - |
| honorary | 14 | given as an honor without the normal duties | an honorary degree |
| bismarck | 18 | German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) | - |
| singular | 9 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | singular behavior |
| armchair | 15 | chair with a support on each side for arms | - |
| barbeque | 21 | meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce | - |
| fearsome | 13 | causing fear or dread or terror | - |
| sparring | 11 | making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer | - |
| scariest | 10 | - | - |
| starling | 9 | gregarious birds native to the Old World | - |
| paradigm | 14 | the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) | - |
| enlarged | 10 | (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells | - |
| coronary | 13 | obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) | - |
| sayonara | 11 | a farewell remark | - |
| emissary | 13 | someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else | - |
| ballpark | 16 | near to the scope or range of something | his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark |
| vanguard | 13 | the leading units moving at the head of an army | - |
| obituary | 13 | a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography | - |
| shipyard | 17 | a workplace where ships are built or repaired | - |
| carousel | 10 | a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement | - |
| unmarked | 15 | not taken into account | his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked |
| arsonist | 8 | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | - |
| farthest | 14 | to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) | see who could jump the farthest |
| darkroom | 15 | a room in which photographs are developed | - |
| starfish | 14 | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk | - |
| reappear | 12 | appear again | The sores reappeared on her body |
| narrowed | 12 | made narrow; limited in breadth | narrowed arteries impair blood circulation |
| variable | 13 | a star that varies noticeably in brightness | - |
| armoured | 11 | protected by armor (used of persons or things military) | - |
| marshals | 13 | the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system | - |
| marksman | 16 | someone skilled in shooting | - |
| bearable | 12 | capable of being borne though unpleasant | - |
| hallmark | 17 | a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity | - |
| charades | 14 | guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess | - |
| farmland | 14 | arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops | - |
| mariachi | 15 | a group of street musicians in Mexico | - |
| overhear | 14 | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | We overheard the conversation at the next table |
| partisan | 10 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| billiard | 11 | of or relating to billiards | a billiard ball |
| warranty | 14 | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications | - |
| maritime | 12 | relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen | maritime law |
| hoarding | 13 | large outdoor signboard | - |
| stardust | 9 | a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality | - |
| footwear | 14 | covering for a person's feet | - |
| heartily | 14 | in a hearty manner | `Yes,' the children chorused heartily |
| narrated | 9 | - | - |
| darkened | 14 | become or made dark by lack of light | a darkened house |
| woodward | 16 | United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979) | - |
| lukewarm | 17 | moderately warm | he hates lukewarm coffee |
| marginal | 11 | of questionable or minimal quality | marginal writing ability |
| artistry | 11 | a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation | - |
| gendarme | 12 | a French policeman | - |
| medicare | 13 | health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over | - |
| narcotic | 12 | inducing stupor or narcosis | narcotic drugs |
| arousing | 9 | - | - |
| gardenia | 10 | any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers | - |
| marooned | 11 | cut off or left behind | travelers marooned by the blizzard |
| outwards | 12 | toward the outside | - |
| 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 | - |
| disarray | 12 | bring disorder to | - |
| harmonic | 15 | involving or characterized by harmony | - |
| marquise | 19 | a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess | - |
| outsmart | 10 | defeat by more skillful maneuvering | - |
| untoward | 12 | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society | moved to curb their untoward ribaldry |
| archduke | 18 | a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria | - |
| parmesan | 12 | hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated | - |
| arterial | 8 | of or involving or contained in the arteries | arterial disease |
| marinade | 11 | soak in marinade | marinade herring |
| vascular | 13 | of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids | vascular constriction |
| scarcity | 15 | a small and inadequate amount | - |
| hardball | 14 | a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics | they play hardball in the Senate |
| vicarage | 14 | an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector | - |
| mariposa | 12 | any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico | - |
| thwarted | 15 | disappointingly unsuccessful | disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions |
| seaboard | 11 | the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort | - |
| hardwood | 16 | the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers) | - |
| cardigan | 12 | slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail | - |
| paralyze | 22 | cause to be paralyzed and immobile | The poison paralyzed him |
| polarity | 13 | a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies | he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil |
| barnyard | 14 | a yard adjoining a barn | - |
| earpiece | 12 | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | - |
| squarely | 20 | with firmness and conviction; without compromise | - |
| unawares | 11 | at a disadvantage | - |
| armament | 12 | the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war | - |
| bookmark | 20 | a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | - |
| narrowly | 14 | in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions | he interprets the law narrowly |
| westward | 15 | toward the west | they traveled westward toward the setting sun |
| solarium | 10 | a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun | - |
| aromatic | 12 | having a strong pleasant odor | - |
| arguably | 14 | as can be shown by argument | she is arguably the best |
| bareback | 18 | riding without a saddle | a bareback rider |
| marinate | 10 | soak in marinade | - |
| cataract | 12 | a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice | - |
| hardness | 12 | devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | - |
| maharaja | 20 | a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja | - |
| malarkey | 17 | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | - |
| headgear | 13 | clothing for the head | - |
| varicose | 13 | abnormally swollen or knotty | varicose veins |
| starship | 13 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
| miscarry | 15 | be unsuccessful | - |
| tamarind | 11 | long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp | - |
| eastward | 12 | the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees | - |
| farthing | 15 | a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny | - |
| gargoyle | 13 | an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal | - |
| yarmulke | 17 | a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) | - |
| artefact | 13 | a man-made object taken as a whole | - |
| barnacle | 12 | European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north | - |
| marcella | 12 | - | - |
| postmark | 16 | stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing | - |
| quandary | 21 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | - |
| marauder | 11 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| paraffin | 16 | (British usage) kerosine | - |
| parakeet | 14 | any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | - |
| motorcar | 12 | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | - |
| wizardry | 24 | exceptional creative ability | - |
| parietal | 10 | of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium | parietal lobe |
| misheard | 14 | - | - |
| funerary | 14 | of or for or relating to a funeral | funerary urn |
| guaranty | 12 | a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults | - |
| 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) | - |
| shearing | 12 | removing by cutting off or clipping | - |
| harridan | 12 | a scolding (even vicious) old woman | - |
| marigold | 12 | any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers | - |
| teardrop | 11 | a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands | - |
| scimitar | 12 | a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade | - |
| paramour | 12 | a woman who cohabits with an important man | - |
| artifice | 13 | a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | - |
| buckaroo | 16 | local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) | - |
| cardamom | 15 | aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | - |
| spearman | 12 | - | - |
| awarding | 13 | a grant made by a law court | he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court |
| baritone | 10 | the second lowest brass wind instrument | - |
| farmhand | 17 | a hired hand on a farm | - |
| variance | 13 | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | - |
| parlance | 12 | a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | - |
| bearskin | 14 | tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions | - |
| braggart | 12 | a very boastful and talkative person | - |
| earphone | 13 | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked |
| crossbar | 12 | a horizontal bar that goes across something | - |
| tarragon | 9 | fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | - |
| uncaring | 11 | lacking affection or warm feeling | an uncaring person |
| searcher | 13 | someone making a search or inquiry | - |
| ensnared | 9 | - | - |
| escargot | 11 | edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic | - |
| gaillard | 10 | - | - |
| homeward | 17 | oriented toward home | in a homeward direction |
| garrotte | 9 | strangle with an iron collar | people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain |
| marinara | 10 | sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs | - |
| outboard | 11 | internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat | - |
| lethargy | 15 | weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | - |
| caroling | 11 | singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) | - |
| swimwear | 16 | tight fitting garment worn for swimming | - |
| underarm | 11 | with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level | - |
| squaring | 18 | - | - |
| statuary | 11 | statues collectively | - |
| sharpish | 16 | - | - |
| repartee | 10 | adroitness and cleverness in reply | - |
| paralyse | 13 | cause to be paralyzed and immobile | - |
| arranger | 9 | a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | - |
| armature | 10 | coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field | - |
| boardman | 13 | - | - |
| hearties | 11 | - | - |
| narcosis | 10 | unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia | - |
| leotards | 9 | skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls | - |
| vagaries | 12 | - | - |
| tartuffe | 14 | a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) | - |
| tertiary | 11 | coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position | - |
| scabbard | 15 | a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet | - |
| quarried | 18 | - | - |
| ardently | 12 | in an ardent manner | the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired |
| arachnid | 14 | air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | - |
| barstool | 10 | - | - |
| agrarian | 9 | relating to farming or agriculture | an agrarian (or agricultural) society |
| exemplar | 19 | something to be imitated | an exemplar of success |
| farmyard | 17 | an area adjacent to farm buildings | - |
| goodyear | 13 | United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) | - |
| carotene | 10 | an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver | - |
| aardvark | 16 | nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata | - |
| wardroom | 14 | military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain) | - |
| pharisee | 13 | a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions | - |
| anarchic | 15 | without law or control | the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic |
| amaretto | 10 | an Italian almond liqueur | - |
| barrette | 10 | a pin for holding women's hair in place | - |
| barreled | 11 | (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends | - |
| blowhard | 17 | a very boastful and talkative person | - |
| 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 |
| larboard | 11 | the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose | - |
| salaried | 9 | receiving or eligible for compensation | salaried workers |
| partizan | 19 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| rarefied | 12 | of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | - |
| armagnac | 13 | dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France | - |
| baccarat | 14 | a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine | - |
| boatyard | 14 | a place where boats are built or maintained or stored | - |
| boneyard | 14 | - | - |
| alarmist | 10 | a person who alarms others needlessly | - |
| lothario | 11 | a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women | - |
| marveled | 14 | - | - |
| markedly | 18 | in a clearly noticeable manner | sales of luxury cars dropped markedly |
| carbolic | 14 | - | - |
| wearable | 13 | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | - |
| windward | 16 | toward the wind | they were sailing windward |
| parterre | 10 | seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) | - |
| hoarsely | 14 | in a hoarse or husky voice | `Excuse me,' he said hoarsely |
| jacquard | 27 | French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) | - |
| oligarch | 14 | one of the rulers in an oligarchy | - |
| cinerary | 13 | containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead | a cinerary urn |
| consular | 10 | having to do with a consul or his office or duties | - |
| cookware | 17 | a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking | - |
| carpeted | 13 | covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination | the carpeted hallway |
| upmarket | 16 | designed for consumers with high incomes | he turned up in well-cut clothes...and upmarket felt hats |
| salutary | 11 | tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health | the salutary influence of pure air |
| sparkler | 14 | diamonds | - |
| partaken | 14 | - | - |
| parabola | 12 | a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve | - |
| parallax | 17 | the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object | - |
| amaranth | 13 | any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food | - |
| archival | 16 | of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive | - |
| hardline | 12 | firm and uncompromising | - |
| megastar | 11 | - | - |
| clearway | 16 | a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
| cartload | 11 | the quantity that a cart holds | - |
| stalwart | 11 | used especially of persons | a stalwart knight |
| sardonic | 11 | disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking | his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists |
| sparsely | 13 | in a sparse way | sparsely inhabited |
| pushcart | 15 | wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | their pushcart was piled high with groceries |
| feldspar | 14 | any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium | - |
| farcical | 15 | broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce | the wild farcical exuberance of a clown |
| harasser | 11 | a persistent attacker | the harassers were not members of the regular army |
| hierarch | 16 | a senior clergyman and dignitary | - |
| marabout | 12 | large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments | - |
| marbling | 13 | the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat | - |
| martinet | 10 | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | - |
| marjoram | 19 | aromatic Eurasian perennial | - |
| menswear | 13 | - | - |
| mudguard | 13 | a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels | - |
| darkling | 14 | (poetic) occurring in the dark or night | a darkling journey |
| capybara | 17 | pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent | - |
| wayfarer | 17 | a traveler going on a trip | - |
| warhorse | 14 | an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service | - |
| yardbird | 15 | a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks | - |
| vinegary | 15 | tasting or smelling like vinegar | - |
| sargasso | 9 | brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea | - |
| smarting | 11 | a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore | - |
| artfully | 14 | in an artful manner | her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes |
| arrester | 8 | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier | - |
| aquarian | 17 | - | - |
| barbwire | 15 | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage | - |
| garbanzo | 20 | large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried | - |
| hilarity | 14 | great merriment | - |
| inwardly | 15 | with respect to private feelings | inwardly, she was raging |
| luminary | 13 | a celebrity who is an inspiration to others | - |
| marketer | 14 | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money | - |
| collards | 11 | kale that has smooth leaves | - |
| cometary | 15 | of or relating to or resembling a comet | - |
| carbonic | 14 | relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon | - |
| carillon | 10 | playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower | - |
| weariest | 11 | - | - |
| wariness | 11 | the trait of being cautious and watchful | - |
| warplane | 13 | an aircraft designed and used for combat | - |
| tamarisk | 14 | any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil | - |
| timecard | 13 | a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day | - |
| starches | 13 | foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) | - |
| starless | 8 | not starry; having no stars or starlike objects | dark starless nights |
| salivary | 14 | of or relating to saliva | salivary gland |
| sideward | 13 | toward one side | turn the figure sideward |
| skincare | 14 | care for the skin | - |
| sparerib | 12 | a cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off | - |
| paroxysm | 22 | a sudden uncontrollable attack | a paroxysm of giggling |
| alveolar | 11 | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge | - |
| armories | 10 | - | - |
| beggarly | 15 | (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt | - |
| dwarfism | 17 | a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature | - |
| flatware | 14 | silverware eating utensils | - |
| forswear | 14 | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | - |
| garotted | 10 | - | - |
| garlicky | 18 | relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic | garlicky sauce |
| dockyard | 19 | an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired | - |
| granular | 9 | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | granular sugar |
| hardhead | 16 | - | - |
| globular | 11 | having the shape of a sphere or ball | little globular houses like mud-wasp nests |
| glossary | 12 | an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | - |
| malarial | 10 | of or infected by or resembling malaria | malarial fever |
| marmoset | 12 | small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails | - |
| charring | 14 | - | - |
| upwardly | 17 | spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position | upwardly mobile |
| wearying | 15 | producing exhaustion | - |
| warmness | 13 | a positive feeling of liking | the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home |
| valvular | 14 | relating to or operating by means of valves | - |
| vulgarly | 15 | in a smutty manner | - |
| tovarich | 16 | a comrade (especially in Russian communism) | - |
| unearned | 9 | not gained by merit or labor or service | accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism |
| stemware | 13 | - | - |
| starkers | 12 | (British informal) stark naked | - |
| seafarer | 11 | a man who serves as a sailor | - |
| sharpies | 13 | - | - |
| skywards | 19 | toward the sky | look skywards! |
| parasail | 10 | parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car | - |
| polarize | 19 | cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions | - |
| premolar | 12 | a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars | - |
| arcadian | 11 | (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic | a country life of arcadian contentment |
| barbican | 14 | a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) | - |
| dustcart | 11 | a truck for collecting domestic refuse | in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart |
| dishware | 15 | tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively | - |
| harrying | 15 | - | - |
| hardback | 20 | having a hard back or cover | hardback books |
| larkspur | 14 | any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium | - |
| macaroon | 12 | chewy cookie usually containing almond paste | - |
| marchesa | 15 | - | - |
| marquess | 19 | nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count | - |
| margrave | 14 | a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess) | - |
| cochlear | 15 | of or relating to the cochlea of the ear | cochlear implant |
| carapace | 14 | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | - |
| carbonyl | 15 | relating to or containing the carbonyl group | - |
| unshared | 12 | not shared | - |
| warfarin | 14 | an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus | - |
| yearling | 12 | a young child | - |
| yearlong | 12 | lasting through a year | attending yearlong courses |
| varietal | 11 | a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape | - |
| tearless | 8 | free from tears | - |
| teardown | 12 | - | - |
| tamarack | 16 | medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark | - |
| tarlatan | 8 | - | - |
| scapular | 12 | garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit | - |
| semiarid | 11 | somewhat arid | a semiarid region with little annual rainfall |
| solarize | 17 | become overexposed | The film solarized |
| parented | 11 | having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates | - |
| pardoner | 11 | a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | - |
| parkland | 15 | a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property | - |
| paraquat | 19 | a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide | - |
| overbear | 13 | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery | - |
| artesian | 8 | (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure | an artesian well |
| armorial | 10 | of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms | armorial bearing |
| arguable | 11 | open to argument or debate | - |
| autarchy | 16 | a political system governed by a single individual | - |
| axillary | 18 | of or relating to the axil | - |
| breviary | 16 | (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders | - |
| dwarfish | 18 | atypically small | - |
| enlarger | 9 | photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph | - |
| farfalle | 14 | pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie | - |
| finnmark | 17 | - | - |
| forebear | 13 | a person from whom you are descended | - |
| foofaraw | 17 | - | - |
| harangue | 12 | a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion | - |
| hardtack | 18 | very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple | - |
| hardiest | 12 | - | - |
| hearting | 12 | - | - |
| heartier | 11 | - | - |
| knitwear | 15 | knitted clothing | - |
| largesse | 9 | liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit | - |
| garroted | 10 | - | - |
| maharani | 13 | a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja | - |
| markdown | 18 | - | - |
| milliard | 11 | a billion | in England they call one thousand million a milliard |
| notarial | 8 | - | - |
| linearly | 11 | in a linear manner | linearly polarized radiation |
| cinnabar | 12 | of a vivid red to reddish-orange color | - |
| daringly | 13 | in an original manner | daringly he took the first step |
| carmaker | 16 | a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles | - |
| warpaint | 13 | - | - |
| unswears | 11 | - | - |
| untarred | 9 | - | - |
| unsnarls | 8 | - | - |
| unspared | 11 | - | - |
| unstarry | 11 | - | - |
| unstarch | 13 | - | - |
| unvaried | 12 | lacking variety | - |
| unvizard | 21 | - | - |
| unwarned | 12 | - | - |
| unwarped | 14 | - | - |
| unwarmed | 14 | not having been heated or warmed | unwarmed rolls |
| unwarily | 14 | without heed or caution | - |
| unvulgar | 12 | - | - |
| unwarded | 13 | - | - |
| unwarely | 14 | - | - |
