9-letter words containing a, s, t
- adultness — the state or quality of being an adult; an impression of maturity
- adultress — a female adulterer
- adventism — the belief that the Second Coming of Christ will occur soon
- adventist — a member of any of the Christian groups, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists that hold that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent
- adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- advocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate.
- aegisthus — a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon, whose wife Clytemnestra he had seduced. He usurped the kingship of Mycenae until Orestes, Agamemnon's son, returned home and killed him
- aegrotats — Plural form of aegrotat.
- aerialist — a trapeze artist or tightrope walker
- aerolites — Plural form of aerolite.
- aeronauts — A traveler in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.
- aerostats — Plural form of aerostat.
- aerotaxis — the movement of organisms towards or away from oxygen caused by changes in oxygen concentration
- aesthesia — the normal ability to experience sensation, perception, or sensitivity
- aesthesis — sensation; feeling.
- aesthetes — Plural form of aesthete.
- aesthetic — Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things.
- aestivate — to pass the summer
- affecters — to give the appearance of; pretend or feign: to affect knowledge of the situation.
- afferents — Plural form of afferent.
- affirmest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of affirm.
- affluents — Plural form of affluent.
- afforests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest.
- aftercast — a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
- afterings — the last of the milk drawn from a cow in milking, which contains the richest milk
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- aftersale — (business) After the sale of a product.
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- agelastic — never laughing; mirthless
- agentless — Without an agent.
- agilities — the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
- agistment — the act of agisting
- agitators — a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause: The boss said he would fire any union agitators.
- agnathans — Plural form of agnathan.
- agnathous — (esp of lampreys and hagfishes) lacking jaws
- agnostics — Plural form of agnostic.
- agonistes — a person enduring an inner struggle
- agonistic — striving for effect; strained
- agrements — amenities
- agrestial — inhabiting a rural area
- agterskot — the final payment to a farmer for crops
- agustin i — Itúrbide, Agustín de.
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history
- ahtisaari — Martti [mahr-ti] /ˈmɑr tɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1938, president of Finland 1994–2000.
- aids test — a blood test that detects whether the blood sample contains antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and thus whether a person has or is likely to develop AIDS
- aigrettes — Plural form of aigrette.
- ailanthus — an E Asian simaroubaceous deciduous tree, Ailanthus altissima, planted in Europe and North America, having pinnate leaves, small greenish flowers, and winged fruits
- air blast — a jet of air produced mechanically.
- air frost — the deposition of ice condensed from water vapour in the atmosphere on the surface when the air temperature is below 0°C