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9-letter words containing a, r, s

  • astrodome — a transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which observations can be made, esp of the stars
  • astrofell — (in the works of Spenser) an unidentified plant, commonly believed to be akin to an aster
  • astrogate — (science fiction, intransitive) To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
  • astroglia — The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord.
  • astrolabe — an instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets and also as a navigational aid. It consists of a graduated circular disc with a movable sighting device
  • astrology — Astrology is the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon, and stars in the belief that these movements can have an influence on people's lives.
  • astronaut — An astronaut is a person who is trained for travelling in a spacecraft.
  • astronomy — Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
  • astroturf — Astroturf is a type of artificial fiber that is used instead of grass on some sports fields.
  • asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
  • asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
  • at source — at the point of origin
  • atheromas — Plural form of atheroma.
  • atherosis — (pathology) atheroma.
  • atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
  • atrahasis — a legendary Akkadian sage who built a boat in which he and his family, servants, and chattels escaped the Deluge.
  • atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
  • atrophies — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
  • attackers — Plural form of attacker.
  • attainers — Plural form of attainer.
  • attenders — Plural form of attender.
  • attolaser — a high-power laser capable of producing pulses with a duration measured in attoseconds
  • attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
  • attornies — Plural form of attorny.
  • attrahens — (of muscle) drawing or pulling towards
  • auditress — a female auditor
  • auriculas — Plural form of auricula.
  • auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
  • auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
  • auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
  • austemper — to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
  • austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
  • austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
  • australia — a country and the smallest continent, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific: a former British colony, now an independent member of the Commonwealth, constitutional links with Britain formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau, mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: dollar. Capital: Canberra. Pop: 23 029 674 (2013 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles)
  • austrasia — the eastern region of the kingdom of the Merovingian Franks that had its capital at Metz and lasted from 511 ad until 814 ad. It covered the area now comprising NE France, Belgium, and western Germany
  • autarkies — Plural form of autarky.
  • auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
  • auteurist — a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
  • authoress — An authoress is a female author. Many female writers object to this word, and prefer to be called authors.
  • authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
  • authorish — like or similar to an author
  • authorism — the state or condition of being author
  • autocrats — Plural form of autocrat.
  • autocross — a form of motor sport in which cars race over a half-mile circuit of rough grass
  • autogiros — Plural form of autogiro.
  • autospore — a nonmotile algal spore that develops adult characteristics before being released
  • autostart — (transitive, intransitive, computing) To start automatically.
  • auxospore — a diatom cell before its silicaceous cell wall is formed
  • avascular — (of certain tissues, such as cartilage) lacking blood vessels
  • averments — Plural form of averment.
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