13-letter words containing a, t, e, s
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- architectures — Plural form of architecture.
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- aristocracies — Plural form of aristocracy.
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
- armistice day — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on Nov 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday
- armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
- arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
- artaxerxes ii — died ?358 bc, king of Persia (?404–?358). He defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa (401)
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- artesian well — well sunk through impermeable strata receiving water from an area at a higher altitude than that of the well
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- as all getout — Commerce. the break-even point.
- as is the way — You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
- as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
- as opposed to — You use as opposed to when you want to make it clear that you are talking about one particular thing and not something else.
- as we know it — If you talk about a thing or system as we know it, you are referring to the form in which it exists now and which is familiar to most people.
- ascensiontide — the ten days from Ascension Day to the day before Whit Sunday
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- ascertainment — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
- asphalt paper — paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.
- assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
- assembly time — the time required for a computer to translate symbolic computer language into machine-language instructions.
- assentiveness — the tendency to concur or comply
- assertability — The quality of being assertable.
- assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- assessability — The quality of being assessable.
- asset account — An asset account is an account that records the assets owned by a company.
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- associatively — in an associative or connective manner
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- aster yellows — a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper.
- astereognosis — inability to recognize objects by touch
- asteroid belt — the concentrations of asteroids that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- at loose ends — in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition
- at one's back — behind, esp in support or pursuit
- at one's best — in one's best mood, form, health, etc.
- at sb's heels — If a person or an animal is at your heels, they are following close behind you.
- at the latest — You use at the latest in order to indicate that something must happen at or before a particular time and not after that time.
- at this stage — at this point: in a process
- aten asteroid — one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth and whose semimajor axes are smaller than that of the earth.
- atheistically — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.