14-letter words containing a, r, e
- amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
- an early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
- anacardiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach
- anagrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize.
- anal character — Psychoanalysis. a group of personality traits including meticulousness, compulsiveness, and rigidity, believed to be associated with excessive preoccupation with the anal phase as a child, with effects lingering into adulthood.
- anal retentive — a person who exhibits anal personality traits
- anal-retentive — having an anal character.
- analyzed rhyme — the use of assonance and consonance in a complex pattern at the ends of alternate lines of a quatrain, as in head, mat, met, had.
- anamorphoscope — an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis
- anchorage dues — money paid so that a ship can anchor somewhere
- ancient regime — ancien régime.
- and everything — You say 'and everything' after mentioning a particular thing or list of things to indicate that they are only examples and that other things are also involved.
- andhra pradesh — a state of SE India, on the Bay of Bengal: formed in 1953 from parts of Tamil Nadu (then called Madras) and Hyderabad states. Capital: Hyderabad. Pop: 75 727 541 (2001). Area: about 275 068 sq km (106 204 sq miles)
- andrew jackson — Andrew ("Old Hickory") 1767–1845, U.S. general: 7th president of the U.S. 1829–37.
- andrew johnson — Andrew, 1808–75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865–69.
- andrew project — (project) A distributed system project for support of educational and research computing at Carnegie Mellon University, named after Andrew Carnegie, an American philanthropist who provided money to establish CMU. See also Andrew File System, Andrew Message System, Andrew Toolkit, class.
- andrew toolkit — (tool) (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
- androcephalous — having a human head
- androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
- andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
- andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
- anesthesimeter — a device for measuring the amount of anesthetic given by inhalation.
- angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
- animadversions — Plural form of animadversion.
- animal cracker — a sweet or savoury biscuit in the shape of an animal
- animal shelter — an establishment, especially one supported by charitable contributions, that provides a temporary home for dogs, cats, and other animals that are offered for adoption.
- animal welfare — the protection of the health and well-being of animals
- ankle bracelet — an ornamental chain worn around the ankle
- anne of france — (Anne de Beaujeu) 1460–1522, daughter of Louis XI of France: regent during the minority of her brother Charles VIII 1483–91.
- answerableness — The state or quality of being answerable.
- antarctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- antenatal care — the medical care that women receive when they are pregnant
- anterior tooth — a tooth in the front of the mouth; an incisor or cuspid.
- anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
- anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anthroposphere — noosphere.
- anti-apartheid — opposed to apartheid
- anti-bacterial — destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
- anti-bourgeois — opposed to anyone or anything considered bourgeois
- anti-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- anti-diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- anti-fertility — of or relating to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive.
- anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- anti-sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- antiadrenergic — Preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.
- antiaggression — opposing aggressive behaviour
- antiallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction
- anticarcinogen — a chemical that acts against cancer