9-letter words containing a, l, n
- angouleme — city in SW France: pop. 46,000
- angularly — In an angular manner.
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- animalian — any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- animalier — a painter or sculptor of animal subjects, esp a member of a group of early 19th-century French sculptors who specialized in realistic figures of animals, usually in bronze
- animalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of animalize.
- animalism — satisfaction of or preoccupation with physical matters; sensuality
- animalist — a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- animality — the animal side of man, as opposed to the intellectual or spiritual
- animalize — to rouse to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual
- animately — In an animate way.
- anklebone — the bone of the ankle; talus
- ankylosed — Simple past tense and past participle of ankylose.
- ankylosis — abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, as by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery
- ankylotic — Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- annalists — Plural form of annalist.
- annandale — suburb of Washington, D.C., in NE Va.: pop. 55,000
- annapolis — the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)
- annealing — Annealing is the process of heating a metal or alloy to a temperature below its melting point in order to make it softer.
- annelidan — Of or pertaining to the annelids.
- annoyable — Capable of being annoyed.
- annoyedly — With annoyance.
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annualize — to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year
- annularly — In an annular manner.
- annulated — Having rings.
- annulling — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- anopheles — any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- anovulant — any drug preventing ovulation
- anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
- antalkali — a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp one used to treat alkalosis
- antelopes — Plural form of antelope.
- antelucan — occurring before the arrival of daylight, relating to the hours before dawn
- antenatal — Antenatal means relating to the medical care of women when they are expecting a baby.
- antennule — one of a pair of small mobile appendages on the heads of crustaceans in front of the antennae, usually having a sensory function
- anthelion — a faint halo sometimes seen in polar or high altitude regions around the shadow of an object cast onto a thick cloud bank or fog
- anthology — An anthology is a collection of writings by different writers published together in one book.
- anti-lock — designating or of an automotive braking system that prevents the wheels from locking during a sudden stop
- anti-pill — denoting a material that does not form pills or that resists pilling
- antialien — relating to the prevention of foreign animal or plant species from becoming established
- antiblack — showing discrimination against Black people
- antibully — Intended to counter bullying.
- antically — in a ludicrous or grotesque manner