11-letter words containing a, t, i
- afflictions — Plural form of affliction.
- affluential — an affluent person who does not display his or her wealth in the form of material possessions
- afforesting — Present participle of afforest.
- affrication — the changing of (a consonantal speech sound) to an affricate
- affricative — of, relating to, or denoting an affricate
- affrightful — causing fright or alarm
- affrighting — Present participle of affright.
- afghanistan — a republic in central Asia: became independent in 1919; occupied by Soviet troops, 1979–89; controlled by mujaheddin forces from 1992 until 1996 when Taliban forces seized power; in the US-led 'war on terror' (2001) the Taliban were overthrown although their insurgency continues; generally arid and mountainous, with the Hindu Kush range rising over 7500 m (25 000 ft) and fertile valleys of the Amu Darya, Helmand, and Kabul Rivers. Official languages: Pashto and Dari (Persian), Tajik also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: afghani. Capital: Kabul. Pop: 31 108 077 (2013 est). Area: 657 500 sq km (250 000 sq miles)
- afroasiatic — designating or of a family of African and Asian languages generally divided into the branches Berber, Cushitic, Semitic, Chadic, and ancient Egyptian
- afrocentric — centered on, emphasizing, or showing the influence of African or, sometimes, African-American history and culture
- afterimages — Plural form of afterimage.
- afterpieces — Plural form of afterpiece.
- agapetus ii — died a.d. 955, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 946–955.
- agglutinant — sticking together; adhesive
- agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
- agglutinins — Plural form of agglutinin.
- aggradation — to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.) by depositing detritus, sediment, or the like.
- aggravating — causing or full of aggravation: I've had an aggravating day.
- aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
- aggravative — Tending to aggravate.
- aggregating — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
- aggregative — aggregating or tending to aggregate
- aggrupation — (Philippines) A group, an organization.
- agitational — the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated: She left in great agitation.
- agnatically — from an agnatic point of view
- agnosticism — Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
- agonistical — relating to conflict or struggle
- agrammatism — a type of aphasia, usually caused by cerebral disease, characterized by an inability to construct a grammatical or intelligible sentence while retaining the ability to speak single words.
- agrammatist — One suffering from agrammatism.
- agriculture — Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.
- agriproduct — a product that is a result of agribusiness
- agritourism — tourism in which customers stay in accommodation on working farms and may have the opportunity to help with farm work
- agronomists — Plural form of agronomist.
- agrotourism — tourism in which tourists take part in farm or village activities, as animal and crop care, cooking and cleaning, handicrafts, and entertainments.
- aguardiente — any inferior brandy or similar spirit, esp from Spain, Portugal, or South America
- ahistorical — not related to history; not historical
- ai-complete — (artificial intelligence, jargon) /A-I k*m-pleet'/ (MIT, Stanford: by analogy with "NP-complete") A term used to describe problems or subproblems in artificial intelligence, to indicate that the solution presupposes a solution to the "strong AI problem" (that is, the synthesis of a human-level intelligence). A problem that is AI-complete is, in other words, just too hard. See also gedanken.
- aid station — a medical station in a forward area where the sick and wounded are given emergency treatment
- aiguillette — an ornamentation worn by certain military officers, consisting of cords with metal tips
- ailanthuses — Plural form of ailanthus.
- air attache — a commissioned officer or warrant officer of an air force serving on the staff of an ambassador or minister.
- air battery — a set of two or more air cells connected together to supply electricity.
- air current — a mass of air moving from one area to another
- air curtain — an air stream across a doorway to exclude draughts, etc
- air freight — freight transported by aircraft
- air hostess — An air hostess is a woman whose job is to look after the passengers in an aircraft.
- air quality — the composition of the air in terms of how much pollution it contains
- air shuttle — a shuttle service operated by aircraft, usually covering short routes with frequent flights
- air station — an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft