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17-letter words containing a, n, t

  • archconservatives — Plural form of archconservative.
  • architectonically — In terms of architectonics.
  • argumentativeness — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
  • arlington heights — village in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 76,000
  • armaments factory — a factory for producing armaments
  • armature reaction — a change in the magnetic field of a dynamo caused by the magnetic field induced by the current flowing through the armature.
  • aromatic compound — an organic compound that contains one or more benzene or equivalent heterocyclic rings: many such compounds have an agreeable odor.
  • around the corner — If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner.
  • arresting officer — the police officer making an arrest
  • articulated joint — Anatomy. a flexible joint.
  • artificial kidney — a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis
  • artificial person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
  • ascend the throne — to become king or queen
  • ascertained goods — specific goods
  • ashton-under-lyne — a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)
  • assateague island — a narrow island in SE Maryland and E Virginia on Chincoteague Bay: annual wild pony roundup. 33 miles (53 km) long.
  • assessment centre — a set of selection procedures designed to recruit the best candidate or candidates to fill a job vacancy; it usually takes place over a day or two and is run by specialist staff
  • assessment method — a way of assessing something or someone
  • asset-backed fund — a fund in which the money is invested in property, shares, etc, rather than being deposited with a bank or building society
  • assistant driller — An assistant driller is someone whose job is to help a driller, and work at the drilling controls on the rig floor.
  • assistant manager — a person who assists a manager in their work
  • assistant referee — An assistant referee is the same as a linesman.
  • assistant teacher — a person who assists a teacher in their work or who is not yet fully qualified as a teacher
  • association fiber — any of several nerve fibers connecting different areas of the cerebral cortex in the same hemisphere.
  • astral projection — the departure of the astral body from the physical body, in order to travel to the astral plane
  • astronomical unit — a unit of distance used in astronomy equal to the mean distance between the earth and the sun. 1 astronomical unit is equivalent to 1.495 × 1011 metres or about 9.3 × 107 miles
  • astronomical year — year (def 4b).
  • at a disadvantage — If you are at a disadvantage, you have a problem or difficulty that many other people do not have, which makes it harder for you to be successful.
  • at a snail's pace — If you say that someone does something at a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
  • at one fell swoop — to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
  • at one's disposal — If you have something at your disposal, you are able to use it whenever you want, and for whatever purpose you want. If you say that you are at someone's disposal, you mean that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
  • at one's own pace — If you do something at your own pace, you do it at a speed that is comfortable for you.
  • at one's own risk — If you tell someone that they are doing something at their own risk, you are warning them that, if they are harmed, it will be their own responsibility.
  • at someone's feet — as someone's disciple
  • at someone's hand — from
  • at swords' points — ready to quarrel or fight
  • at the expense of — If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.
  • at their own game — If you beat someone at their own game, you use the same methods that they have used, but more successfully, so that you gain an advantage over them.
  • attachment theory — a set of concepts that explain the emergence of an emotional bond between an infant and primary caregiver and the way in which this bond affects the child’s behavioral and emotional development into adulthood. See also attachment (def 3a).
  • attainment target — a general defined level of ability that a pupil is expected to achieve in every subject at each key stage in the National Curriculum
  • attendance centre — (in Britain) a place at which young offenders are required to attend regularly instead of going to prison
  • attendance record — the record of how often a person has attended an institution such as a school
  • attention-getting — conspicuously drawing attention to something or someone: an attention-getting device; attention-getting behavior.
  • attention-seeking — intended to make people take notice
  • attorneys-in-fact — a person authorized by power of attorney to act on the authorizer's behalf outside a court of law.
  • attraction sphere — centrosphere (sense 1)
  • audio description — a facility provided for visually impaired people in which a film, television programme, or play is described through audio technology
  • augmented reality — an artificial environment created through the combination of real-world and computer-generated data
  • australia antigen — an antigen present in the blood of some persons with one form of hepatitis
  • australia current — a branch of the South Equatorial Current flowing SW from around Fiji to the E coast of Australia and then S along the coast.
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