9-letter words containing a, t, r, c
- aerobatic — (used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- affecters — to give the appearance of; pretend or feign: to affect knowledge of the situation.
- afflicter — a person who causes distress, torment, or affliction
- affricate — a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair
- aftercare — Aftercare is the nursing and care of people who have been treated in hospital, and who are now recovering.
- aftercast — a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
- afterclap — an unexpected, usually unwanted, repercussion of or sequel to an affair which had been thought to be closed
- afterdeck — the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship
- agincourt — a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history
- air scout — a scout belonging to a scout troop that specializes in flying, gliding, etc
- air stack — stack (def 13).
- aircrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of aircraft.
- alcántara — a town in W Spain: a Roman bridge spans the River Tagus. Pop: 1739 (2003 est)
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- alectryon — any sapindaceous tree of the genus Alectryon of Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia
- aliteracy — the state or quality of being able but disinclined to read
- allocator — anyone or anything that allocates something
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- altricial — (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) naked, blind, and dependent on the parents for food
- amaurotic — partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ametropic — relating to ametropia
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- anarthric — relating to anarthria
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- ancientry — the quality of being ancient, or old-fashioned style
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- antarctic — The Antarctic is the area around the South Pole.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anthocarp — a composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth
- anthracic — relating to anthrax
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anti-icer — a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- anticrack — protecting a computer against unauthorized access
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- applecart — a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
- apreciate — Misspelling of appreciate.
- aracatuba — a city in SE Brazil.
- arc light — Arc lights are a type of very bright electric light.