9-letter words containing a, s, m, e
- amenities — useful or pleasant facilities or services
- amerasian — People who have one American parent and one Asian parent are sometimes referred to as Amerasians.
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ames test — a method of preliminary screening for carcinogens, based on their ability to cause mutations in bacteria
- amethysts — Plural form of amethyst.
- amissible — likely to be lost
- ammonites — a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the Israelites
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- amnesties — Plural form of amnesty.
- 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.
- ampakines — Plural form of ampakine.
- amperages — Plural form of amperage.
- ampersand — An ampersand is the sign &, used to represent the word 'and.'
- ampleness — fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
- amplifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify.
- amplosome — the short or stocky type of human body shape
- amputates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate.
- amsterdam — the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- amygdules — Plural form of amygdule.
- analemmas — Plural form of analemma.
- anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
- anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
- anathemas — Plural form of anathema.
- 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.
- aneurysms — Plural form of aneurysm.
- animalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of animalize.
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anonymise — (transitive) To render anonymous; especially to remove data that would establish the identity of a person.
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
- antimeres — Plural form of antimere.
- antimeson — The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antismoke — preventing smoke
- apatheism — (religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.
- apothegms — Plural form of apothegm.
- arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- armaments — Armaments are weapons and military equipment belonging to an army or country.
- armatures — Plural form of armature.
- armistice — An armistice is an agreement between countries who are at war with one another to stop fighting and to discuss ways of making peace.
- armorless — any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- armourers — Plural form of armourer.
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- arms race — An arms race is a situation in which two countries or groups of countries are continually trying to get more and better weapons than each other.
- army base — a centre from which military activities are coordinated
- aromatase — an enzyme that converts testosterone into an oestrogen
- aromatise — Alternative spelling of aromatize.
- arrivisme — unscrupulous ambition