9-letter words containing a, s, e, o
- aeroscope — a device that collects bacteria from the air, used for observing the atmosphere
- aeroshell — a protective shield, containing a parachute, which slows a spacecraft during re-entry to the earth's atmosphere and landing
- aerospace — Aerospace companies are involved in developing and making rockets, missiles, space vehicles, and related equipment.
- aerospike — a type of rocket engine
- aerostats — Plural form of aerostat.
- aerotaxis — the movement of organisms towards or away from oxygen caused by changes in oxygen concentration
- afforests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest.
- aforesaid — Aforesaid means the same as aforementioned.
- aforesayd — Obsolete spelling of aforesaid.
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- aggressor — The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.
- agonistes — a person enduring an inner struggle
- agterskot — the final payment to a farmer for crops
- airdromes — Plural form of airdrome.
- al fresco — out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.
- alcyoneus — a giant who threw a stone at Hercules and was killed when Hercules hit the stone back with his club.
- aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
- alehouses — Plural form of alehouse.
- alkoxides — Plural form of alkoxide.
- all-overs — a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the).
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- allocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate.
- allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
- allottees — Plural form of allottee.
- almohades — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- almshouse — Almshouses are houses in Britain which were built and run by charities to provide accommodation for poor or old people who could not afford to pay rent.
- aloeswood — agalloch.
- aloneness — the state of being alone
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
- ammonites — a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the Israelites
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amplosome — the short or stocky type of human body shape
- anaerobes — Plural form of anaerobe.
- analogies — A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- analogise — to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.
- analogues — Plural form of analogue.
- anatomies — Plural form of anatomy.
- anatomise — to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of; dissect.
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- anchoress — a female anchorite
- anchovies — Plural form of anchovy.
- anchylose — ankylose
- androcles — (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn
- androgens — Plural form of androgen.
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- androides — Dated form of android.
- androsace — any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.