10-letter words containing a, c, o, r
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrocytic — relating to astrocytes or star-shaped neuroglial cells
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- asynchrony — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atef-crown — a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- atrocity's — the quality or state of being atrocious.
- attic room — a room in the attic of a house
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- attractors — Plural form of attractor.
- au courant — up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- auto court — motel.
- autochrome — a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet.
- autocratic — An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
- autoerotic — producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- autotropic — Growing in a straight line.
- auxocardia — enlargement of the heart, as by hypertrophy or dilatation.
- auxochrome — a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back cover — the back part of the cover of a book or magazine
- back forty — remote, usually uncultivated acreage on a large piece of land, as on a farm or ranch.
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- back story — background information provided, often in narrative form, to give help in understanding something, as the behavior of a character in a film
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- backboards — Plural form of backboard.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- backronyms — Plural form of backronym.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backswords — Plural form of backsword.
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- bar kochba — Simeon. died 135 ad, Jewish leader who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Palestine
- barcaroles — Plural form of barcarole.
- barcarolle — a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.