11-letter words containing a, s, t, e, r
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apostrophes — Plural form of apostrophe.
- apparatuses — Plural form of apparatus.
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- appreciates — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprentices — Plural form of apprentice.
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- aquarellist — (arts) An artist who paints aquarelles.
- arab street — public opinion in the Arab world
- arbitraries — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
- arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
- arborvitaes — Plural form of arborvitae.
- architraves — Plural form of architrave.
- archpriests — Plural form of archpriest.
- arctic seal — rabbit fur that has been sheared and dyed to simulate sealskin.
- arena stage — the central acting area found in a theatre-in-the-round
- aristoteles — a walled plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- arithmetics — Plural form of arithmetic.
- arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
- arm-wrestle — (of two people) to sit facing each other with the elbows resting on a table and clasping hands with each other, each trying to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his or her own elbow touching the table
- armentieres — a town in N France: site of battles in both World Wars. Pop: 25 273 (1999)
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- arrangments — Plural form of arrangement.
- arrestation — the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- arsenicated — Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
- art student — a person studying art
- artemisinin — a drug obtained from the plant genus Artemisia and used to treat malaria
- arthritides — (medicine) Plural form of arthritis.
- arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
- arthroscope — a tubular instrument that is inserted into the capsule of a joint to examine the joint, extract tissue, etc
- arthrospore — a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae
- articulates — Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
- artilleries — Plural form of artillery.
- artillerist — a person who uses or is a member of the artillery
- artlessness — The state or quality of being artless.
- arts degree — a degree in an arts subject
- artsybashev — Mikhail [Russian myi-khuh-yeel] /Russian myɪ xʌˈyil/ (Show IPA), Artzybashev, Mikhail.
- artzybashev — Mikhail [myi-khuh-yeel] /myɪ xʌˈyil/ (Show IPA), 1878–1927, Russian writer.
- asbestiform — having the look or structure of asbestos
- ascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- aspheterise — to deny the right of private property
- aspheterism — the teaching that all property should be in common ownership and no individual should benefit from personal possession
- aspheterize — to observe or engage in aspheterism
- assertation — An assertion, statement of opinion.
- assertively — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- asseverated — Simple past tense and past participle of asseverate.