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13-letter words containing a, r, n

  • ad referendum — subject to agreement by others and finalization of details
  • adjutant bird — either of two large carrion-eating storks, Leptoptilos dubius or L. javanicus, which are closely related and similar to the marabou and occur in S and SE Asia
  • admeasurement — the act of admeasuring
  • admensuration — Admeasurement.
  • administerial — of or concerned with administration; administrative: administerial matters.
  • administering — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
  • administrable — able to be administered or managed
  • administrador — (historical) A steward or official in various Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • administrated — to administer.
  • administrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate.
  • administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • administrivia — Administrative details that must be dealt with in order to do more interesting work.
  • admirableness — admirability
  • adrenal gland — an endocrine gland at the anterior end of each kidney. Its medulla secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline and its cortex secretes several steroid hormones
  • adrenalectomy — the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
  • adularescence — (of certain gemstones, especially adularia) having a milky, bluish luster.
  • advance guard — a military unit sent ahead of a main body to find gaps in enemy defences, clear away minor opposition, and prevent unexpected contact
  • advance party — a small group of soldiers who go ahead of the main body of troops to prepare the way for their arrival, or any group that does the same thing or arrives ahead of the main body
  • advance ratio — the ratio of wind speed along the axis of a rotor or propeller to the speed of the blade tip
  • adventuresome — Adventuresome means the same as adventurous.
  • adventuresses — Plural form of adventuress.
  • adventuristic — relating to adventurism
  • adventurously — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
  • adversariness — the state of being adversarial
  • advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
  • advertizement — a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
  • aerial tanker — an aircraft used to transport fuel or water
  • aerodontalgia — a toothache caused by lowered barometric pressure, as in high-altitude flight.
  • aerodynamical — relating to aerodynamics
  • aerogenerator — a generator that is driven by winds
  • aeromagnetics — the science of measuring magnetic characteristics associated with atmospheric conditions of the earth.
  • aeromechanics — the mechanics of gases, esp air
  • aeromodelling — the making and flying of model planes
  • aerosinusitis — inflammation of the nasal sinuses caused by the effect on the sinuses of changes in atmospheric pressure.
  • affenpinscher — a small wire-haired breed of dog of European origin, having tufts of hair on the muzzle
  • affinity card — An affinity card is a type of credit card. The bank which issues the card gives a small amount of money to a charity or institution each time the customer spends a certain amount with their card.
  • affirming gun — a gun fired by a warship to signal its intention to search a merchant vessel.
  • afforestation — Afforestation is the process of planting large numbers of trees on land which has few or no trees on it.
  • affreightment — a contract hiring a ship to carry goods
  • aformentioned — Misspelling of aforementioned.
  • african daisy — any of several composite plants native to Africa, especially of the genera Arctotis, Gerbera, and Lonas, having showy, daisylike flowers.
  • african grape — a watermelon.
  • african plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the African continent as well as adjacent ocean basins (the Canary, Cape Verde, Angola, Cape Agulhas, Somali, Madagascar, and Natal Basins), and bounded on the north by the Eurasian and Arabian Plates, on the east by mid-ocean ridges (the Southwest Indian, Mid-Indian, and Carlsberg Ridges), on the south by the Antarctic Plate, and on the west by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  • african union — an organization of African states established in 2002 as successor to the OAU; it aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members
  • afro-american — African-American
  • afternoon tea — Afternoon tea is a small meal you can have in the afternoon. It includes a cup of tea and food such as sandwiches and cakes.
  • age hardening — the hardening of metals by spontaneous structural changes over a period of time
  • age of reason — a period of European history in the 18th cent. noted for belief in the ability of reason to discover truth, shape society, etc.
  • agent-general — a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state
  • aggiornamento — the process of bringing up to date methods, ideas, etc
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