10-letter words containing a, t, e, s
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- area study — anthropological or sociological research intended to gather and relate data on various aspects of a geographical region and its inhabitants, as natural resources, history, language, institutions, or cultural and economic characteristics; a field investigation into human ecology.
- argenteous — silvery.
- arguteness — acuteness of mind
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- armistices — a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.
- 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.
- arse about — to play the fool; act stupidly, esp in an irritating manner
- 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
- 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.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artificers — Plural form of artificer.
- artistries — artistic workmanship, effect, or quality.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- as it were — You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
- 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
- asbestosis — inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles
- ascendants — Plural form of ascendant.
- ascerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of ascerbate.
- ascertains — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- ascomycete — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- asepticise — to make aseptic; to treat with aseptics
- asepticism — a form of care or treatment which prevents putrification
- asepticize — to cause (something) to be aseptic or non-putrefying
- asexuality — Biology. having no sex or sexual organs. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.
- aspartates — Plural form of aspartate.
- aspectable — having the ability to be seen
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- asphaltene — any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
- asphaltite — any of various naturally occurring hydrocarbons that resemble asphalt but have a higher melting point
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- assafetida — asafetida
- assailment — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assaulters — Plural form of assaulter.
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.