11-letter words containing a, l
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- archliberal — extremely liberal, especially in political thinking.
- archvillain — A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
- arctic seal — rabbit fur that has been sheared and dyed to simulate sealskin.
- arcticology — the scientific study of the Polar Regions.
- arctophilia — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- argand lamp — an oil lamp with a chimney, having a tubular wick that permits air to reach the center of the flame.
- argyllshire — (until 1975) a county of W Scotland, part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute
- aristoteles — a walled plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- arkadelphia — a city in central Arkansas.
- arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
- arkhangelsk — seaport in NW Russia, at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River: pop. 407,000
- arm-wrestle — (of two people) to sit facing each other with the elbows resting on a table and clasping hands with each other, each trying to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his or her own elbow touching the table
- armor plate — a protective covering of specially hardened steel plates, as on a tank
- armour-clad — wearing armour
- arms dealer — a person or business that sells weapons and other military equipment
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- arnhem land — a region of N Australia in the N Northern Territory, large areas of which are reserved for native Australians
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- arrangeable — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- arse licker — a person who curries favour
- art college — a college at which students study and make art of various kinds, such as drawing, painting and sculpture
- art gallery — a place where works of art are displayed
- art of love — Latin Ars Amatoria. a series of poems in three books (1? b.c.) by Ovid.
- artefactual — relating to an artefact
- arterialize — to change (venous blood) into arterial blood by replenishing the depleted oxygen
- arthralgias — Plural form of arthralgia.
- arthritical — Also, arthritical. of, relating to, or afflicted with arthritis.
- articulable — having the ability to be articulated
- articularly — of or relating to the joints.
- articulated — An articulated vehicle, especially a lorry, is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
- articulates — Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
- articulator — a person or thing that articulates
- artifactual — any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
- artilleries — Plural form of artillery.
- artillerist — a person who uses or is a member of the artillery
- artiodactyl — any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes
- artlessness — The state or quality of being artless.
- aru islands — a group of islands in Indonesia, in the SW Moluccas. Area: about 8500 sq km (3300 sq miles)
- arum family — the plant family Araceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having numerous tiny flowers on a fleshy spike above or sheathed by a large spathe, and including the anthurium, calla lily, jack-in-the-pulpit, and philodendron.
- arylamines' — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- as all that — as one might expect or hope
- as early as — You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early.
- ascendantly — in an ascendant manner
- ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
- ascensional — (astronomy) Relating to ascension.
- ascetically — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.