9-letter words containing a, s, u
- apertures — Plural form of aperture.
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- aphyllous — (of plants) having no leaves
- apiaceous — of the family Apiaceae; umbelliferous
- apivorous — eating bees
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apologues — Plural form of apologue.
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- applauses — hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- aptitudes — Plural form of aptitude.
- aquanauts — Plural form of aquanaut.
- aquarists — Plural form of aquarist.
- aquariums — Plural form of aquarium.
- aquatints — Plural form of aquatint.
- aqueducts — Plural form of aqueduct.
- aqueously — in water, or by means of water
- aquitards — Plural form of aquitard.
- arabesque — An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
- arboreous — thickly wooded; having many trees
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- arbutuses — Plural form of arbutus.
- archdukes — Plural form of archduke.
- archosaur — any of a group of reptiles consisting of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, modern birds, modern crocodiles and extinct relatives of crocodiles, all having a diapsid skull
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- areopagus — the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
- arethusas — Plural form of arethusa.
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argonauts — Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- aristaeus — a son of Apollo and Cyrene: protector of herds and fields
- armatures — Plural form of armature.
- armourers — Plural form of armourer.
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- arousable — able to be aroused
- arquebuse — A sort of trigger-based handgun or firearm, by which a burning match was applied, from which the musket was derived.
- arrhenius — Svante August (ˈsvantə ˈauɡʊst). 1859–1927, Swedish chemist and physicist, noted for his work on the theory of electrolytic dissociation: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903
- arsenious — of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state
- art house — a motion-picture theater specializing in the exhibition of art films.
- art music — music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition
- art-house — An art-house film is a film that is intended to be a serious artistic work rather than a piece of popular entertainment.
- aryballus — aryballos.
- as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
- as though — You use as if and as though when you are giving a possible explanation for something or saying that something appears to be the case when it is not.
- asbestous — having the look, structure or qualities of asbestos
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- asclepius — a god of healing; son of Apollo
- asepalous — (of a plant or flower) having no sepals
- asexually — Biology. having no sex or sexual organs. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.