8-Letter Nouns Ending With T

Here's the list of all the 1135 8-Letter Nouns Ending With T in the English Language.

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internet
1. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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interest
1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
2. a reason for wanting something done
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district
1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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document
1. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
2. anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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discount
1. the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
2. interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
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contract
1. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
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abstract
1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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argument
1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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merchant
1. a businessperson engaged in retail trade
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movement
1. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
2. the act of changing location from one place to another
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straight
1. a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
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checkout
1. the act of inspecting or verifying
2. the latest time for vacating a hotel room
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forecast
1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
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aircraft
1. a vehicle that can fly
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conflict
1. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
2. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
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constant
1. a quantity that does not vary
2. a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
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accident
1. an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
2. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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resident
1. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
2. a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
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contrast
1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
2. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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judgment
1. an opinion formed by judging something
2. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
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incident
1. a single distinct event
2. a public disturbance
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midnight
1. 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
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bracelet
1. a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
2. jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
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portrait
1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character
2. any likeness of a person, in any medium
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passport
1. any authorization to pass or go somewhere
2. a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
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playlist
1. a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio
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innocent
1. a person who lacks knowledge of evil
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snapshot
1. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
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dominant
1. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
2. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
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prospect
1. the possibility of future success
2. belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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shipment
1. goods carried by a large vehicle
2. the act of sending off something
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democrat
1. an advocate of democratic principles
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somerset
1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
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basement
1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
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catalyst
1. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
2. something that causes an important event to happen
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elephant
1. five-toed pachyderm
2. the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
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opponent
1. a contestant that you are matched against
2. someone who offers opposition
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intranet
1. a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software
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twilight
1. the time of day immediately following sunset
2. the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
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crescent
1. any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
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covenant
1. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
2. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
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slipknot
1. a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
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alphabet
1. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
2. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
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monument
1. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
2. an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
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sediment
1. matter that has been deposited by some natural process
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fragment
1. a piece broken off or cut off of something else
2. a broken piece of a brittle artifact
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daylight
1. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
2. light during the daytime
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activist
1. a militant reformer
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nutrient
1. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
2. any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
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regiment
1. army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.
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gradient
1. a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
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feminist
1. a supporter of feminism
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pavement
1. the paved surface of a thoroughfare
2. material used to pave an area
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shortcut
1. a route shorter than the usual one
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sunlight
1. the rays of the sun
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manifest
1. a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
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claimant
1. someone who claims a benefit or right or title
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sergeant
1. any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
2. a lawman with the rank of sergeant
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ornament
1. something used to beautify
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baccarat
1. 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
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chestnut
1. wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
2. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
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closeout
1. a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock
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conquest
1. the act of conquering
2. success in mastering something difficult
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amethyst
1. a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
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precinct
1. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
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pussycat
1. a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
2. informal terms referring to a domestic cat
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clarinet
1. a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
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swimsuit
1. tight fitting garment worn for swimming
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benedict
1. a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
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contempt
1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
2. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
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instinct
1. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
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endpoint
1. a place where something ends or is complete
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effluent
1. water mixed with waste matter
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breakout
1. an escape from jail
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overcast
1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
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piedmont
1. a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
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militant
1. a militant reformer
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artifact
1. a man-made object taken as a whole
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pamphlet
1. a small book usually having a paper cover
2. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
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novelist
1. one who writes novels
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pinpoint
1. a very brief moment
2. a very small spot
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quadrant
1. a quarter of the circumference of a circle
2. any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
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vocalist
1. a person who sings
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platelet
1. tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
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bankrupt
1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
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diplomat
1. an official engaged in international negotiations
2. a person who deals tactfully with others
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stardust
1. a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality
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easement
1. (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
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finalist
1. a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
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shootout
1. a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
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blackout
1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
2. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
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exponent
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
2. someone who expounds and interprets or explains
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lobbyist
1. someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
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knockout
1. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
2. a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
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occupant
1. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
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cataract
1. an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
2. a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
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forklift
1. a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them
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ointment
1. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
2. toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
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quotient
1. the ratio of two quantities to be divided
2. the number obtained by division
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affluent
1. an affluent person; a person who is financially well off
2. a branch that flows into the main stream
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gauntlet
1. to offer or accept a challenge
2. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
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filament
1. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
2. the stalk of a stamen
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eggplant
1. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
2. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
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pheasant
1. large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
2. flesh of a pheasant; usually braised
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retrofit
1. a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
2. the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured
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naturist
1. a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
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printout
1. the output of a computer in printed form
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sailboat
1. a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
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decadent
1. a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
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humanist
1. a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
2. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
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distrust
1. doubt about someone's honesty
2. the trait of not trusting others
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facelift
1. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
2. a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
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adjuvant
1. an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
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sunburst
1. a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
2. a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it
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ligament
1. a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
2. any connection or unifying bond
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seacoast
1. the shore of a sea or ocean
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decedent
1. someone who is no longer alive
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redshift
1. (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding
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backseat
1. a secondary or inferior position or status
2. a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
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motorist
1. someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
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skylight
1. a window in a roof to admit daylight
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optimist
1. a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
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linguist
1. a specialist in linguistics
2. a person who speaks more than one language
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eyesight
1. normal use of the faculty of vision
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midpoint
1. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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outburst
1. an unrestrained expression of emotion
2. a sudden intense happening
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exorcist
1. one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
2. someone who practices exorcism
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populist
1. someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite
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viscount
1. (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
2. a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
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sprocket
1. roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through
2. thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain
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armament
1. weaponry used by military or naval force
2. the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war
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kilowatt
1. a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
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hazelnut
1. any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
2. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
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catapult
1. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
2. a device that launches aircraft from a warship
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newscast
1. a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
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panelist
1. a member of a panel
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medalist
1. someone who has won a medal
2. (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament
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centrist
1. a person who takes a position in the political center
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lifeboat
1. a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
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penchant
1. a strong liking
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undercut
1. the material removed by a cut made underneath
2. the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
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mistrust
1. doubt about someone's honesty
2. the trait of not trusting others
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seatbelt
1. a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident
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organist
1. a person who plays an organ
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tenement
1. a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
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theorist
1. someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
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derelict
1. a person without a home, job, or property
2. a ship abandoned on the high seas
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irritant
1. something that causes irritation and annoyance
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aqueduct
1. a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
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loyalist
1. a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
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bergamot
1. small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
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headrest
1. a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
2. a rest for the head
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unionist
1. a worker who belongs to a trade union
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hobbyist
1. a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure
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ricochet
1. a glancing rebound
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aberrant
1. one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
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artefact
1. a man-made object taken as a whole
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lyricist
1. a person who writes the words for songs
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adjutant
1. an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
2. large Indian stork with a military gait
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stalwart
1. a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
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emigrant
1. someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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bassinet
1. a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
2. a perambulator that resembles a bassinet
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camshaft
1. an engine shaft with cams attached to it
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loveseat
1. small sofa that seats two people
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doughnut
1. a toroidal shape
2. a small ring-shaped friedcake
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forefoot
1. a front foot of a quadruped
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futurist
1. a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
2. someone who predicts the future
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telecast
1. a television broadcast
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pacifist
1. someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
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seafront
1. the waterfront of a seaside town
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megawatt
1. a unit of power equal to one million watts
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raincoat
1. a water-resistant coat
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idealist
1. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
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adherent
1. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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backrest
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
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bareboat
1. a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
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headshot
1. a photograph of a person's head
2. an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head
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jumpsuit
1. one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform
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overcoat
1. a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
2. an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)
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referent
1. something referred to; the object of a reference
2. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
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crosscut
1. a diagonal path
2. a route shorter than the usual one
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afferent
1. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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longboat
1. the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
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deadbeat
1. someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
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parakeet
1. any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
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botanist
1. a biologist specializing in the study of plants
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downbeat
1. the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
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offshoot
1. a natural consequence of development
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relaxant
1. a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
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milepost
1. stone post at side of a road to show distances
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casement
1. a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
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heliport
1. an airport for helicopters
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signpost
1. a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
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gunpoint
1. the gun muzzle's direction
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ruminant
1. any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
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argonaut
1. someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
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glasnost
1. a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems
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essayist
1. a writer of literary works
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stockist
1. one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods
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buckshot
1. small lead shot for shotgun shells
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humorist
1. someone who acts, speaks or writes in an amusing way
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gaslight
1. light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
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reactant
1. a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
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crotchet
1. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
2. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
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abutment
1. point of contact between two objects or parts
2. a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
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colonist
1. a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
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litigant
1. (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
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runabout
1. an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
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footrest
1. a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
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dismount
1. the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)
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gunfight
1. a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
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showboat
1. a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
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honeypot
1. South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
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psalmist
1. a composer of sacred songs
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penitent
1. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
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coverlet
1. a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
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whodunit
1. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
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aspirant
1. an ambitious and aspiring young person
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crabmeat
1. the edible flesh of any of various crabs
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downcast
1. a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
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arborist
1. a specialist in treating damaged trees
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crackpot
1. a whimsically eccentric person
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stockpot
1. a pot used for preparing soup stock
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drumbeat
1. the sound made by beating a drum
2. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
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escapist
1. a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
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dogfight
1. a fiercely disputed contest
2. disorderly fighting
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cryostat
1. a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
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beetroot
1. beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
2. round red root vegetable
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slugfest
1. a fight with bare fists
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ethicist
1. a philosopher who specializes in ethics
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backbeat
1. a loud steady beat
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alarmist
1. a person who alarms others needlessly
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royalist
1. an advocate of the principles of monarchy
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satirist
1. a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
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deadbolt
1. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
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uppercut
1. a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
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polyglot
1. a person who speaks more than one language
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disquiet
1. a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
2. the trait of seeming ill at ease
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samizdat
1. a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
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paraquat
1. a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
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seamount
1. an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
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colorist
1. a painter able to achieve special effects with color
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efferent
1. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
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hedonist
1. someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
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wristlet
1. a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
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rightist
1. a member of a right wing political party
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inhalant
1. something that is inhaled
2. a medication to be taken by inhaling it
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8-Letter Nouns Ending With T