10-letter words containing a, s

arrearages — Plural form of arrearage.
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.
arrowgrass — either of two species, sea arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima) or marsh arrowgrass (T. palustris), of monocotyledonous perennials having long thin fleshy leaves and spikes of inconspicuous flowers
arrowheads — Plural form of arrowhead.
arrowsmith — a novel (1925) by Sinclair Lewis.
arse about — to play the fool; act stupidly, esp in an irritating manner
arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
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
arsy-varsy — wrong end foremost; completely backward: an arsy-varsy way of doing things.
arsy-versy — backwards or upside down
art school — tertiary level college for students of art
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.
arthritics — Plural form of arthritic.
arthropods — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
artificers — Plural form of artificer.
artistical — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
artistries — artistic workmanship, effect, or quality.
artocarpus — a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit
arylamines — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
as a whole — If you refer to something as a whole, you are referring to it generally and as a single unit.
as against — If you discuss a particular set of facts or figures as against another set, you are comparing or contrasting the two sets of facts or figures.
as follows — You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or explanation.
as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
as it were — You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
as long as — If you say that something is the case as long as or so long as something else is the case, you mean that it is only the case if the second thing is the case.
as many as — You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large.
as much as — You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large.
as one man — with unanimous action or response
as regards — You can use as regards to indicate the subject that is being talked or written about.
as soon as — If you say that something happens as soon as something else happens, you mean that it happens immediately after the other thing.
as soon…as — used to indicate that the second alternative mentioned is not preferable to the first
as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
as-told-to — (of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject.
asafoetida — a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the roots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula: formerly used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant
asantehene — the ruler of the Ashanti people of Ghana
asarabacca — a perennial evergreen Eurasian plant, Asarum europaeum, having kidney-shaped leaves and a single brownish flower: family Aristolochiaceae
asbestosis — inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles
asbjornsen — Peter Christen [pey-tuh r kris-tuh n] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈkrɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1812–85, Norwegian naturalist and folklorist.
ascariasis — infestation of the intestines with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, causing abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, etc
ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
ascendable — having the ability to be ascended

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