9-letter words containing a, m, e
- athenaeum — an institution for the promotion of learning
- atheromas — Plural form of atheroma.
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- atmometer — an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere
- atmometry — the science of measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atonement — If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry.
- attempted — An attempted crime or unlawful action is an unsuccessful effort to commit the crime or action.
- attempter — One who attempts.
- augmented — (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone
- augmenter — a person or thing that augments.
- augmentin — (medicine) The antibiotic amoxicillin.
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- austemper — to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
- auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autodrome — a track or circuit for racing cars, go-karts, etc
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- automaker — An automaker is a company that manufactures cars.
- automated — An automated factory, office, or industrial process uses machines to do the work instead of people.
- automates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automate.
- autometer — a small device inserted in a photocopier to enable the process of copying to begin and to record the number of copies made
- automized — Simple past tense and past participle of automize.
- autosomes — Plural form of autosome.
- autotimer — a device for turning a system on and off automatically at times predetermined by advance setting
- auxometer — an instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses
- availment — (obsolete) Profit; advantage.
- avalement — a skiing technique that involves keeping the knees flexible so as to absorb bumps and remain in contact with the snow
- ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church
- averments — Plural form of averment.
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- avisement — the careful consideration or observation of something
- away game — a game played at an opponent's ground
- away team — a team playing away from its home ground.
- awesomely — causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.
- awesomest — Superlative form of awesome.
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- axolemmas — Plural form of axolemma.
- aztreonam — A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.
- b & e — breaking and entering
- babymaker — Somebody who gives birth to a baby.
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- badmashes — Plural form of badmash.
- baia-mare — city in NW Romania: pop. 150,000
- baisemain — a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- ball game — Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis, baseball, and football.
- ballymena — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 59 516 (2003 est). Area: 634 sq km (247 sq miles)
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.