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15-letter words containing a, t, r, i, s

  • apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • apostolic vicar — vicar apostolic.
  • apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
  • apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
  • approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
  • appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
  • archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
  • archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
  • aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
  • arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • arthur brisbane — Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.
  • articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
  • artificialness' — made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
  • ascribed status — the social position assigned to a person on the basis of kinship, ethnic group, sex, etc.
  • asian shorthair — a generic term for a group of breeds of short-haired cat of Burmese type, including the Bombay
  • asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
  • asset-stripping — If a person or company is involved in asset-stripping, they buy companies cheaply, sell off their assets to make a profit, and then close the companies down.
  • astrobiologists — Plural form of astrobiologist.
  • astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
  • astronautically — In an astronautic way.
  • astronavigation — celestial navigation
  • astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
  • astrophysicists — Plural form of astrophysicist.
  • asymmetric bars — a pair of wooden or fibreglass bars placed parallel to each other but set at different heights, for various exercises
  • asymmetric time — musical time consisting of an odd number of beats in each bar divided into uneven combinations, such as 3 + 2, 4 + 3, 2 + 3 + 2, etc
  • at first glance — If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.
  • at right angles — If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
  • at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
  • at the earliest — At the earliest means not before the date or time mentioned.
  • at your service — You can use 'at your service' after your name as a formal way of introducing yourself to someone and saying that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
  • atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • atrabiliousness — The state or quality of being characterized by melancholy or glumness.
  • attitude survey — a survey of the opinions held by a particular group of people
  • augusta emerita — a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 bc; became the capital of Lusitania and one of the chief cities of Iberia. Pop: 52 110 (2003 est)
  • australian alps — a mountain range in SE Australia, in E Victoria and SE New South Wales. Highest peak: Mount Kosciuszko, 2195 m (7316 ft)
  • australian mist — a breed of medium-sized cat with a short spotted or marbled coat
  • australian pine — casuarina
  • austria-hungary — the Dual Monarchy established in 1867, consisting of what are now Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and parts of Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Italy. The empire was broken up after World War I
  • autobiographers — Plural form of autobiographer.
  • autobiographies — Plural form of autobiography.
  • autodestructive — likely to cause one's own destruction
  • autoradiographs — Plural form of autoradiograph.
  • autotransfusion — a process in which a patient receives some of his or her own blood in a transfusion rather than a donor's blood
  • aviator glasses — sunglasses that look like goggles
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