10-letter words containing a, n, c, r
- aeronautic — relating to air companies
- aeroponics — aeroculture.
- affirmance — a verification, confirmation, or affirmation
- affordance — A potential action that is made possible by a given object or environment; especially, one that is made easily discoverable.
- africander — one of a breed of red beef cattle, raised originally in southern Africa, well adapted to high temperatures.
- africanism — something characteristic of Africa or Africans, esp a characteristic feature of an African language when introduced into a non-African language
- africanist — a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture
- africanize — to make African, esp to give control of (policy, government, etc) to Africans
- afro-chain — (in the Caribbean) a large chain necklace with a central pendant: usually worn with a dashiki by men
- afro-cuban — of or relating to a type of jazz influenced by Cuban variants of African rhythms
- agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
- agrypnotic — inducing, relating to, or characterized by insomnia
- air casing — a casing for the funnel of a powered vessel, large enough to provide an air space all around the funnel.
- aircrewman — a member of an aircrew.
- alcheringa — (often initial capital letter) dreamtime.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- ale conner — a local official appointed to examine the measure and quality of ale, beer, and bread
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- almucantar — a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizontal plane
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- altrincham — a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- anacardium — a genus of plants in the Anacardiaceae family found chiefly in tropical areas
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- anchorless — without an anchor
- ancilliary — Misspelling of ancillary.
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androcracy — social and political rule by men.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- andromache — the wife of Hector
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.