10-letter words containing a, r, n
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- alternated — Simple past tense and past participle of alternate.
- alternates — Plural form of alternate.
- alternatim — (in sacred music) alternating between two modes
- alternator — An alternator is a device, used especially in a car, that creates an electrical current that changes direction as it flows.
- altrincham — a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)
- alvin york — a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
- amaranthus — Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
- amarantine — amaranthine
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- ameliorant — a thing that ameliorates
- amendatory — serving to amend; corrective
- amenorrhea — abnormal absence or suppression of menstruation
- amer. ind. — American Indian
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amerindian — Amerindian means the same as American Indian.
- aminosugar — a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.
- amiodarone — a substance, C 25 H 29 I 2 NO 3 , used in the treatment of heart arrhythmias.
- amortising — Present participle of amortise.
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- ampersands — Plural form of ampersand.
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- anacardium — a genus of plants in the Anacardiaceae family found chiefly in tropical areas
- anachorism — a geographical misplacement; something located in an incongruous position
- anachronic — out of chronological order or out of date
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- anadromous — (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- anagrammed — a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”.
- anagrammer — a person who enjoys solving anagrams
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- anarthrous — having no joints or articulated limbs
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- anaxagoras — ?500–428 bc, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- anchorless — without an anchor