9-letter words containing a, c, e
- arch head — a vertical, arc-shaped member fixed to the end of a walking beam, for supporting a chain from which a pump rod or the like is suspended in such a way as to let it rise and fall vertically.
- archabbey — An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation).
- archaeol. — archaeology
- archaized — Simple past tense and past participle of archaize.
- archaizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archaize.
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- archdukes — Plural form of archduke.
- archebanc — a bench or settle of the medieval and Renaissance periods, wide enough for several persons and having a seat with a chest beneath, arms at the ends, and a high back.
- archenemy — a chief enemy
- archeress — a female archer
- archetype — An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics.
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archilowe — a treat, such as a drink, given in return for something
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- archimage — a great magician or wizard
- archimime — The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- arctogaea — a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Ethiopian regions
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- area code — The area code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before someone's personal number if you are making a telephone call to that place from a different area.
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- areflexic — Lb pathology Exhibiting, or relating to, areflexia.
- armistice — An armistice is an agreement between countries who are at war with one another to stop fighting and to discuss ways of making peace.
- arms race — An arms race is a situation in which two countries or groups of countries are continually trying to get more and better weapons than each other.
- arrivance — the action or state of arriving
- arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
- arsaces i — founder of the Parthian empire c250 b.c.
- arsenical — of or containing arsenic
- artefacts — Plural form of artefact.
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- artificer — a skilled craftsman
- artifices — Plural form of artifice.
- ascarides — any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascendent — a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- ascenders — Plural form of ascender.
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- ascensive — having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
- ascerbate — Misspelling of acerbate.
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- ascetical — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- ascidiate — of or relating to the tunicate molluscs of the genus Ascidium
- asclepiad — a plant that belongs to the class Asclepiadaceae
- asclepias — any plant of the perennial mostly tuberous genus Asclepias; some are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their showy orange-scarlet or purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae
- asclepius — a god of healing; son of Apollo