11-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t
- air steward — a steward on an airliner
- airport bus — a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport, usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
- alabastrine — a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- algesimeter — an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.
- alleviators — Plural form of alleviator.
- allotropism — a property of certain elements, as carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus, of existing in two or more distinct forms; allomorphism.
- aloha shirt — Hawaiian shirt
- altarpieces — Plural form of altarpiece.
- alterations — adjustments
- amateurship — the nature of an amateur
- ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
- americanist — a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages
- amphistylar — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
- anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- ancestorial — of, belonging to, or relating to ancestors
- anisometric — not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts or unequal measurements
- anisopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Anisoptera, comprising the dragonflies.
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- anorthosite — a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar
- anteversion — abnormal forward tilting of a bodily organ, esp the uterus
- anthesteria — one of the ancient Athenian festivals composing the Dionysia; a spring festival celebrating flowers and new wine.
- anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- anti-rabies — an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- anti-stress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- antibaryons — Plural form of antibaryon.
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- antichrists — Plural form of antichrist.
- antiheroism — (literature) The quality of being an antihero.
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antiphrasis — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal one, esp for ironic effect
- antiprotons — Plural form of antiproton.
- antipyresis — checking or preventing fever.
- antiquaries — Plural form of antiquary.
- antirealism — the denial of an objective reality
- antirealist — relating to antirealism
- antisecrecy — opposed to secrecy, particularly in government
- antiseizure — acting against or preventing seizures
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- antispyware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate spyware on a computer system.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- antitarnish — resistant to or protecting against tarnishing
- antitruster — a person opposed to trusts, monopolies, or similar organizations
- antsiranana — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- aortoclasia — rupture of the aorta.
- apoproteins — Plural form of apoprotein.
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apostrophic — a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.
- apotropaism — the use of ritual or magic to ward off evil or bad luck