10-letter words containing a, c, r, i
- antiracist — a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apotropaic — preventing or intended to prevent evil
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- applicator — An applicator is a device that you use to put something somewhere when you do not want to touch it or do it with your hands.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- aprication — the act of sunbathing or basking in the sun
- arachnidan — (zoology) Any of the Arachnida.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- aragonitic — relating to aragonite
- araucanian — a South American Indian language; thought to be an isolated branch of the Penutian phylum, spoken in Chile and W Argentina
- araucarian — related to or belonging to the genus Araucaria
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- arcesilaus — 316–241 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- archaicism — an archaism
- archaistic — something archaic, as a word or expression.
- archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archeozoic — early Precambrian; Archean
- archerfish — any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archiblast — egg protoplasm
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archiplasm — archoplasm
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- architrave — the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
- archivists — Plural form of archivist.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- archrivals — Plural form of archrival.
- arcimboldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1527–93, Italian painter.
- arcimboldo — Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arctic fox — a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter
- arctically — in an arctic manner
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- arcubalist — an arbalest
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- arithmatic — Misspelling of arithmetic.
- arithmetic — Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that is concerned with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers.
- armistices — a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.