10-letter words containing a, s
- asphaltite — any of various naturally occurring hydrocarbons that resemble asphalt but have a higher melting point
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- asphyxiant — causing asphyxia
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- aspidistra — any Asian plant of the liliaceous genus Aspidistra, esp A. lurida, a popular house plant with long tough evergreen leaves and purplish flowers borne on the ground
- aspirating — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- aspirators — Plural form of aspirator.
- aspiratory — of or suited for breathing or suction
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- ass-kicker — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assafetida — asafetida
- assailable — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assailants — Plural form of assailant.
- assailment — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assam ikan — a Malaysian dish of fish cooked with tamarind
- assaulters — Plural form of assaulter.
- assaulting — Present participle of assault.
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
- assemblage — An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them.
- assemblers — Plural form of assembler.
- assemblies — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- assembling — to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.
- assentator — a person who agrees or acquiesces in a compliant or fawning manner
- assentient — approving or agreeing
- assertable — having the ability to be affirmed or professed or deserving of affirmation
- assertedly — in a maintained but uncorroborated manner
- assertions — Plural form of assertion.
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- assessable — to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
- assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
- asseverate — to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- assibilate — (of a speech sound) to be changed into a sibilant
- assignable — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
- assignment — An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
- assimilate — When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it.
- assimulate — (obsolete) To assimilate.
- assiniboin — a member of a Siouan people of northeastern Montana and adjacent parts of Canada.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- assistants — Plural form of assistant.
- asskicking — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- associated — If one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected with each other.
- associates — Plural form of associate.
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- assoilment — the state or act of forgiveness or deliverance from transgression or denunciation
- assonantal — resemblance of sounds.
- assortment — An assortment is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.