11-letter words containing a, l, n
- angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
- angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
- angle cleat — a short length of angle iron used as a bracket.
- angle plate — a steel structural plate, esp one in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used to connect structural members and stiffen frameworks
- anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
- anglicizing — Present participle of anglicize.
- anglo-asian — An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
- anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
- anglo-latin — Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.
- anglo-saxon — The Anglo-Saxon period is the period of English history from the fifth century A.D. to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
- anglophilia — extreme admiration for England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
- anglophobia — hatred or fear of England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anglophones — Plural form of anglophone.
- anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
- anglosphere — a group of English-speaking countries that share common roots in British culture and history, usually the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
- angora wool — Angora (def 2).
- aniline dye — any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
- animal farm — a political satire (1945) by George Orwell.
- animal heat — heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated
- animal park — a zoo in which wild animals are housed and displayed in large open spaces designed to resemble their native habitats.
- animal pole — the formative part of an ovum, having the greatest amount of cytoplasm and containing the nucleus.
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.
- animalculum — animalcule.
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
- animalizing — Present participle of animalize.
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- anisocercal — (of fish) having unequal tail-fin lobes
- anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
- ankle biter — a child
- ankle joint — the joint made by the two leg bones (the tibia and the fibula) and the talus
- ankle strap — a strap attached at the back of a shoe that goes round the ankle
- ankle-biter — small child, toddler
- anklewarmer — A small garment, most commonly made from wool, that covers the ankle and parts of the lower leg.
- anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- annihilable — that can be annihilated
- annihilated — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
- annihilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annihilate.
- annihilator — a person or thing that annihilates.
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- annual wage — a provision in a contract with an employer guaranteeing the employee a minimum income or work over a period of one year.
- annulations — Plural form of annulation.
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- anomalously — deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
- anonymously — without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
- anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
- anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
- antalkaline — neutralizing an alkali or counteracting alkalinity
- antecubital — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus).