11-letter words containing a, r, n
- anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
- anonymizers — Plural form of anonymizer.
- anorthosite — a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar
- anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- answerbacks — Plural form of answerback.
- answerphone — An answerphone is a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out.
- antagonizer — a person who antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry. Compare antagonist.
- antatrophic — preventing or curing atrophy.
- ante-mortem — (esp in legal or medical contexts) before death
- antechamber — An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.
- antenniform — shaped like an antenna
- anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
- anteportico — a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anteriority — situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- anteversion — abnormal forward tilting of a bodily organ, esp the uterus
- antheridial — Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium.
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- anthesteria — one of the ancient Athenian festivals composing the Dionysia; a spring festival celebrating flowers and new wine.
- anthochlore — a yellow pigment found in flowers
- anthracitic — Pertaining to, or composed of, anthracite.
- anthracnose — any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
- anthracosis — a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust
- anthracotic — the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
- anthrophony — Any sound produced by human beings or their creations.
- anthropical — relating to human nature
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- anthroponym — a personal name.
- anti-church — a building for public Christian worship.
- anti-litter — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- anti-nature — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- anti-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- 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-racial — of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
- anti-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- 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.
- antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
- anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
- antichamber — Obsolete form of antechamber.
- antichoicer — someone who opposes the granting of pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- antichrists — Plural form of antichrist.
- anticipator — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticryptic — serving to conceal an animal from its prey.
- anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.