10-letter words containing a, p, r, e
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- antiporter — a membrane protein that transports substances across cell membranes
- antipyrine — a drug formerly used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C11H12N2O
- aparthotel — a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent
- 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
- aphaeresis — apheresis.
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- aphelandra — any shrub of the evergreen genus Aphelandra, originally from tropical America, widely grown as a house plant for its variegated shiny leaves and brightly coloured flowers: family Acanthaceae
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apishamore — A saddle-blanket, a saddle blanket.
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products
- apologiser — Agent noun of apologise; one who apologises.
- apologizer — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apoprotein — any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- appareling — Present participle of apparel.
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
- appearable — Able to appear; appearing; apparent.
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- appertains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appertain.
- appetisers — Plural form of appetiser.
- appetizers — Plural form of appetizer.
- apple cart — a huckster's handcart for selling apples in the street, etc.
- apple core — the inedible part of an apple which contains the pips
- apple tart — a pastry case filled with apples, with or without pastry on top
- appledrain — a wasp
- appointers — Plural form of appointer.
- appraisers — Plural form of appraiser.
- appraisive — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- apprentise — Obsolete form of apprentice.
- appretiate — Archaic form of appreciate.
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approacher — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- approbated — Simple past tense and past participle of approbate.
- approvable — able to be approved
- approvance — approval
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- apterygial — (of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins
- apterygote — belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis.
- aquaplaner — the rider of an aquaplane
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores