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11-letter words containing a, r, o, n

  • atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
  • atriopeptin — any of several peptide hormones that are released by the atria of the heart in response to an abnormal increase in blood volume and that modulate blood pressure and the excretion of sodium, potassium, and water. Abbreviation: ANF.
  • attenuators — Plural form of attenuator.
  • attorneydom — the state or power of being an attorney
  • attorneyism — the slyness and cleverness associated with attorneys
  • attractions — Plural form of attraction.
  • attribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
  • attritional — a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
  • auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
  • austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
  • austronesia — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
  • authorising — Present participle of authorise.
  • authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
  • auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
  • autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
  • autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
  • autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
  • auxanometer — an instrument that measures the linear growth of plant shoots
  • aversion-to — a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
  • axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
  • back anchor — a small anchor for backing a larger one.
  • backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
  • backgrounds — Plural form of background.
  • baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
  • bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
  • band theory — a theory of the electrical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators based on energy bands
  • bank robber — someone who steals from a bank, often using violence
  • bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
  • bannerstone — a North American prehistoric stone implement in the form of a double-edged ax with a notch or hole, possibly for attaching a handle.
  • bannockburn — a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: nearby is the site of a victory (1314) of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English. Pop: 7396 (2001)
  • bantam work — Coromandel work.
  • bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
  • baranovichi — a city in W central Belarus, SW of Minsk.
  • barfulation — /bar`fyoo-lay'sh*n/ Variation of barf used around the Stanford area. An exclamation, expressing disgust. On seeing some particularly bad code one might exclaim, "Barfulation! Who wrote this, Quux?"
  • bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
  • barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
  • barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
  • baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
  • baron-cohen — Sacha. born 1970, British television and film comedian, best known for his creation of the characters Ali G and Borat
  • baronetical — pertaining to baronets
  • barons' war — either of two civil wars in 13th-century England. The First Barons' War (1215–17) was precipitated by King John's failure to observe the terms of Magna Carta: many of the Barons' grievances were removed by his death (1216) and peace was concluded in 1217. The Second Barons' War (1264–67) was caused by Henry III's refusal to accept limitations on his authority: the rebel Barons (led (1264–65) by Simon de Montfort), initially successful, were defeated at the battle of Evesham (1265); sporadic resistance continued until 1267
  • baroqueness — The state or condition of being baroque.
  • barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
  • barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
  • baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
  • basepersons — Plural form of baseperson.
  • basset horn — an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
  • bastard son — an illegitimate son
  • baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
  • batter down — If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces.
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