10-letter words containing a, n, s, e, r
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchorless — without an anchor
- androgynes — Plural form of androgyne.
- andropause — the period, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, during which a man's testosterone levels may fall, leading to a reduction in vigour and sexual drive
- androspore — the zoospore of certain algae that develops into a small male plant producing antherozoids.
- aneurismal — Alternative spelling of aneurysmal.
- aneurysmal — a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- anglerfish — a bony fish with a growth on its head which can be wiggled to attract prey
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- anoestrous — anestrous.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- answer for — If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it.
- answerable — If you are answerable to someone, you have to report to them and explain your actions.
- answerback — a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.
- answerless — not having or offering an answer
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- antiheroes — Plural form of antihero.
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antirabies — acting against or preventing rabies
- antiserums — Plural form of antiserum.
- antismoker — a person opposed to tobacco smoking
- antistress — acting to prevent or reduce stress
- antistrike — intended to ban, prevent, or discourage strike action by trade unions
- antitrades — winds moving above and opposite to the tropical trade winds: as they reach the Temperate Zones, they descend to the surface, forming a deep layer of prevailing westerlies
- antlerless — Without antlers.
- apartments — a suite of rooms in a grand residence such as a palace distinguished from any public rooms and designated for the use of a particular person or group
- appertains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appertain.
- appointers — Plural form of appointer.
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- apprentise — Obsolete form of apprentice.
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- arc secant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. Symbol: sec −1. Abbreviation: arc sec;
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- archangels — Plural form of archangel.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- argenteous — silvery.