9-letter words containing a, r, s
- epidaurus — an ancient port in Greece, in the NE Peloponnese, in Argolis on the Saronic Gulf
- epidurals — Plural form of epidural.
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- epilators — Plural form of epilator.
- epimerase — an enzyme that catalyses the interconversion of epimers
- equaliser — (UK) alternative spelling of equalizer.
- erasement — the act of erasing; demolition
- ergatives — Plural form of ergative.
- eristical — Obsolete form of eristic.
- erosional — Pertaining to erosion.
- erostrate — without a beak
- escalader — A soldier who escalades.
- escalator — A moving staircase consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps driven by a motor, conveying people between the floors of a public building.
- escargots — (US) Cooked land snails, usually served as an appetizer or starter.
- escarping — Present participle of escarp.
- escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
- esclandre — (archaic) Infamy.
- escortage — the act of escorting
- escribano — a clerk or scribe
- esdraelon — a plain in N Israel, east of Mount Carmel
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- esoterica — Esoteric or highly specialized subjects or publications.
- esotropia — A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward.
- espaliers — Plural form of espalier.
- esperance — (obsolete) Expectation, hope.
- esperanto — Esperanto is an invented language which consists of parts of several European languages, and which was designed to help people from different countries communicate with each other.
- esperanza — (Texas) yellow bells, Tecoma stans.
- essaouira — a port in SW Morocco on the Atlantic. Pop: 84 000 (2003)
- esterases — Plural form of esterase.
- esterházy — a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)
- estimator — A rule, method, or criterion for arriving at an estimate of the value of a parameter.
- estradiol — A major estrogen produced in the ovaries.
- estranged — (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
- estranger — One who estranges.
- estranges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of estrange.
- estrangle — (obsolete) To strangle.
- estrapade — The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.
- estreated — Simple past tense and past participle of estreat.
- estuarial — Relating to an estuary.
- estuarian — relating to an estuary
- estuaries — Plural form of estuary.
- estuarine — Of or pertaining to an estuary.
- etceteras — Plural form of etcetera.
- ethnarchs — Plural form of ethnarch.
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- euphrates — a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
- eurotrash — fashionable Europeans, traveling or living abroad, of a type regarded variously as pretentious, shallow, irresponsible, parasitic, etc.
- exactress — A female exactor.
- examiners — Plural form of examiner.