10-letter words containing a, p, r
- aparavidya — intellectual knowledge.
- apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
- 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
- apatosaurs — Plural form of apatosaur.
- 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
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- aphrodisia — the desire for sexual intimacy
- apiculture — the breeding and care of bees
- apishamore — A saddle-blanket, a saddle blanket.
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products
- apocarpous — (of the ovaries of flowering plants such as the buttercup) consisting of separate carpels
- apochromat — a lens, consisting of three or more elements of different types of glass, that is designed to bring light of three colours to the same focal point, thus reducing its chromatic aberration
- apocryphal — An apocryphal story is one which is probably not true or did not happen, but which may give a true picture of someone or something.
- apocryphon — something that is regarded as probably untrue
- 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)
- aposporous — characterized by apospory
- 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'.
- apostrophy — Alternative form of apostrophe.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apotropaic — preventing or intended to prevent evil
- apotropous — (of a plant ovule) anatrophous with a ventral raphe
- apparating — Present participle of apparate.
- apparation — (obsolete) A preparation.
- 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.
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
- 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
- applicator — An applicator is a device that you use to put something somewhere when you do not want to touch it or do it with your hands.
- appointers — Plural form of appointer.
- appointors — Plural form of appointor.
- apportions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion.
- appraisals — Plural form of appraisal.
- appraisers — Plural form of appraiser.
- appraising — critical, considering