10-letter words containing a, i, s
- arbitrages — Plural form of arbitrage.
- arbitrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arbitrate.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- archiplasm — archoplasm
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- 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.
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arcubalist — an arbalest
- areligious — unconcerned with or indifferent to religious matters.
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- ariovistus — flourished c71–58 b.c, Germanic leader of the Suevi.
- aristippus — ?435–?356 bc, Greek philosopher, who believed pleasure to be the highest good and founded the Cyrenaic school
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
- aristology — the art of eating
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- armadillos — Plural form of armadillo.
- armigerous — of, having, or entitled to have a coat of arms
- armistices — a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.
- army-issue — given to soldiers in order to help them carry out their duties
- arrivistes — Plural form of arriviste.
- arrowsmith — a novel (1925) by Sinclair Lewis.
- arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
- arsenolite — a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- arsmetrick — relating to the cheeks of a person's bottom that are identical
- artemisias — Plural form of artemisia.
- arterioles — Plural form of arteriole.
- arthritics — Plural form of arthritic.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artificers — Plural form of artificer.
- artistical — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- artistries — artistic workmanship, effect, or quality.
- arylamines — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- as against — If you discuss a particular set of facts or figures as against another set, you are comparing or contrasting the two sets of facts or figures.
- as it were — You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
- 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
- asbestosis — inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles
- ascariasis — infestation of the intestines with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, causing abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, etc