9-letter words containing a, e, r, t
- appointer — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- approbate — to accept as valid
- apreciate — Misspelling of appreciate.
- aragonite — a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- arbalests — Plural form of arbalest.
- arbitrage — In finance, arbitrage is the activity of buying shares or currency in one financial market and selling it at a profit in another.
- arbitrate — When someone in authority arbitrates between two people or groups who are in dispute, they consider all the facts and make an official decision about who is right.
- arbitress — a female arbitrator
- arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
- arbutuses — Plural form of arbutus.
- 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.
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- 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
- arctogaea — a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Ethiopian regions
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- arenation — the use of hot sand as a medical poultice
- areolated — marked by areolae
- areostyle — (of columned buildings) having a wide intercolumniation equal to four or more diameters of one of the columns
- arethusas — Plural form of arethusa.
- argentate — (botany, dated, rare) silvery white.
- argentina — a republic in southern South America: colonized by the Spanish from 1516 onwards; gained independence in 1816 and became a republic in 1852; ruled by military dictatorships for much of the 20th century; civilian rule restored in 1983; consists chiefly of subtropical plains and forests (the Chaco) in the north, temperate plains (the pampas) in the central parts, the Andes in the west, and an infertile plain extending to Tierra del Fuego in the south (Patagonia); an important meat producer. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: peso. Capital: Buenos Aires. Pop: 42 610 981 (2013 est). Area: 2 776 653 sq km (1 072 067 sq miles)
- argentine — Argentine means the same as Argentinian.
- argentite — a dark grey mineral that consists of silver sulphide, usually in cubic crystalline forms, and occurs in veins, often with native silver. It is found esp in Mexico, Nevada, and Saxony and is an important source of silver. Formula: Ag2S
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argillite — any argillaceous rock, esp a hardened mudstone
- argue out — If two or more people argue something out, they discuss it or thoroughly in order to reach a conclusion or decision.
- argumenta — appeals to reason
- arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- arillated — (of seeds) having an aril
- arimathea — a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown
- aristaeus — a son of Apollo and Cyrene: protector of herds and fields
- aristides — known as Aristides the Just. ?530–?468 bc, Athenian general and statesman, who played a prominent part in the Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480), and Plataea (479)
- aristotle — a bottle
- armaments — Armaments are weapons and military equipment belonging to an army or country.
- armatures — Plural form of armature.
- 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.
- aromatase — an enzyme that converts testosterone into an oestrogen
- aromatise — Alternative spelling of aromatize.
- aromatize — to make aromatic
- arrantest — Superlative form of arrant.
- arrayment — the act of arraying
- arrestant — a substance that stops a chemical reaction
- arresters — Plural form of arrester.
- arresting — attracting attention; striking
- arrestive — tending to arrest
- arrestors — Plural form of arrestor.
- arrive at — to reach by traveling