8-Letter Words Containing: A,R,N,E,S,S

• To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.

• To render peevish, morose, or austere.

• someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals

• a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand

• a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel

• absence of light or illumination

• an unilluminated area

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unenlightened state

• having a dark or somber color

• a swarthy complexion

• a positive feeling of liking

• the quality of having a moderate degree of heat

• make sharp or sharper

• make crisp or more crisp and precise

• become sharp or sharper

• put (an image) into focus

• make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

• raise the pitch of (musical notes)

• give a point to

• make (one's senses) more acute

• inappropriate playfulness

• a female fish at spawning time

• a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police