10-letter words containing a, s, r
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascribable — to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- asia minor — large peninsula in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, including Asiatic Turkey west of an undefined line from the Gulf of Iskenderun to the Black Sea
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- asian pear — a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- ask around — If you ask around or ask round, you ask several people a question.
- ask for it — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- asparagine — a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins
- aspartates — Plural form of aspartate.
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspergilla — Plural form of aspergillum.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspersoria — Plural form of aspersorium.
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- aspidistra — any Asian plant of the liliaceous genus Aspidistra, esp A. lurida, a popular house plant with long tough evergreen leaves and purplish flowers borne on the ground
- aspirating — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- aspirators — Plural form of aspirator.
- aspiratory — of or suited for breathing or suction
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- ass-kicker — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assaulters — Plural form of assaulter.
- assemblers — Plural form of assembler.
- assentator — a person who agrees or acquiesces in a compliant or fawning manner
- assertable — having the ability to be affirmed or professed or deserving of affirmation
- assertedly — in a maintained but uncorroborated manner
- assertions — Plural form of assertion.
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- asseverate — to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- assortment — An assortment is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
- assurances — Plural form of assurance.
- assuringly — In an assuring manner.
- astarboard — to or from the starboard side
- asteriated — having a structure that produces an asterism
- asteridian — a member of the starfish family Asteridae
- asterisked — Simple past tense and past participle of asterisk.
- asteroidal — relating to asteroids
- asteroidea — the class comprising the starfishes.