11-letter words containing a, n, d, r, e
- alexander i — c. 1080–1124, king of Scotland (1107–24), son of Malcolm III
- alexander v — 1340?–1410, Cretan ecclesiastic: pope 1409–10.
- alexandrian — of or relating to Alexander the Great
- alexandrina — a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- alexandrine — a line of verse having six iambic feet, usually with a caesura after the third foot
- alexandrite — a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- alfred lunt — Alfred, 1893–1977, U.S. actor (husband of Lynn Fontanne).
- alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
- all-rounder — Someone who is an all-rounder is good at a lot of different skills, academic subjects, or sports.
- almond tree — a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed
- anaximander — 611–547 bc, Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who believed the first principle of the world to be the Infinite
- anchor deck — a small forecastle housing the machinery for operating the anchors of a ship.
- andre watts — André [ahn-drey] /ˈɑn dreɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1946, U.S. concert pianist, born in Germany.
- androgenise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of androgenize.
- androgenize — Treat with or expose to male hormones, typically resulting in the production of male sexual characteristics.
- androgenous — producing only male offspring
- angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- antheridial — Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium.
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- aphelandras — Plural form of aphelandra.
- appertained — Past participle of appertain.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of apprehend.
- apprehender — Agent noun of apprehend; one who apprehends.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- archdeacons — Plural form of archdeacon.
- archimedean — of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes.
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- armageddons — Plural form of armageddon.
- arnhem land — a region of N Australia in the N Northern Territory, large areas of which are reserved for native Australians
- aron kodesh — Holy Ark.
- arse around — If you say that someone is arsing around or arsing about, you mean that they are behaving in a silly, irritating way instead of getting something done.
- arsenicated — Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
- art student — a person studying art
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- ascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- assuredness — guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- attorneydom — the state or power of being an attorney
- autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
- avant-garde — Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental.
- awkwardness — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- baby-minder — a person who is paid to look after other people's babies or very young children
- back garden — a garden at the rear of a house
- backhanders — Plural form of backhander.
- ballhandler — a player particularly skilled at passing and dribbling