10-letter words containing a, s, t, e, r
- antistrike — intended to ban, prevent, or discourage strike action by trade unions
- antitrades — winds moving above and opposite to the tropical trade winds: as they reach the Temperate Zones, they descend to the surface, forming a deep layer of prevailing westerlies
- antlerless — Without antlers.
- apartments — a suite of rooms in a grand residence such as a palace distinguished from any public rooms and designated for the use of a particular person or group
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- appertains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appertain.
- appetisers — Plural form of appetiser.
- appetizers — Plural form of appetizer.
- appointers — Plural form of appointer.
- apprentise — Obsolete form of apprentice.
- araeostyle — having an intercolumniation of four diameters.
- arbalester — a soldier carrying an arbalest
- arbitrages — Plural form of arbitrage.
- arbitrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arbitrate.
- arboretums — Plural form of arboretum.
- arc secant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. Symbol: sec −1. Abbreviation: arc sec;
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- area study — anthropological or sociological research intended to gather and relate data on various aspects of a geographical region and its inhabitants, as natural resources, history, language, institutions, or cultural and economic characteristics; a field investigation into human ecology.
- argenteous — silvery.
- arguteness — acuteness of mind
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- armistices — a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.
- arrestable — An arrestable offence is an offence that you can be arrested for.
- arrestment — the seizure of money or property to prevent a debtor paying one creditor in advance of another
- arrivistes — Plural form of arriviste.
- arse about — to play the fool; act stupidly, esp in an irritating manner
- arsenolite — a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- arsmetrick — relating to the cheeks of a person's bottom that are identical
- artaxerxes — Artaxerxes I465?-424? b.c.; king of ancient Persia: son of Xerxes I
- artemisias — Plural form of artemisia.
- arterioles — Plural form of arteriole.
- artesunate — (medicine) A drug, of the artemisinin group, used to treat malaria.
- artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artificers — Plural form of artificer.
- artistries — artistic workmanship, effect, or quality.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- as it were — You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
- ascerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of ascerbate.
- ascertains — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- 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.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- assaulters — Plural form of assaulter.