10-letter words containing a, d, o
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antifouled — Simple past tense and past participle of antifoul.
- antigodlin — lopsided or at an angle; out of alignment.
- antimodern — opposed to modern attitudes
- antimonide — a compound of antimony
- antipodean — Antipodean describes people or things that come from or relate to Australia and New Zealand.
- aphid lion — the larva of a lacewing, usually predaceous on aphids.
- aphrodisia — the desire for sexual intimacy
- apoapsides — Plural form of apoapsis.
- apocopated — to shorten by apocope.
- apodeictic — unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
- apodeipnon — compline.
- apologised — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologized — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apostilled — Simple past tense and past participle of apostille.
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approbated — Simple past tense and past participle of approbate.
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- arch board — a distinctive area at the upper part of a stern, curving upward toward the center and giving the name and port of the vessel within a carved and painted frame; escutcheon.
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- 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
- argyrodite — a rare mineral, Ag8GeS6, that contains silver, germanium, and sulphur
- armadillos — Plural form of armadillo.
- armageddon — Armageddon is a terrible battle or war that some people think will lead to the total destruction of the world or the human race.
- armor-clad — covered with armor
- aromatized — Simple past tense and past participle of aromatize.
- arrowheads — Plural form of arrowhead.
- arthrodial — a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.
- arthrodire — any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
- arthropoda — the phylum comprising the arthropods.
- arthropods — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
- aryballoid — relating to an aryballos
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- as-told-to — (of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject.
- asafoetida — a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the roots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula: formerly used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ash blonde — pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- ask around — If you ask around or ask round, you ask several people a question.
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- astarboard — to or from the starboard side
- asteroidal — relating to asteroids
- asteroidea — the class comprising the starfishes.
- astonished — If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it.
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.