13-letter words containing a, t
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- architectonic — denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities
- architectural — Architectural means relating to the design and construction of buildings.
- architectured — Designed (according to a form of architecture, or as if by an architect).
- architectures — Plural form of architecture.
- arctic circle — The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line drawn around the northern part of the world at approximately 66° North.
- arctic willow — a low-growing shrub, Salix arctica, of the tundra
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- arena theater — a theater having a central stage without a proscenium, surrounded by seats
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- argentine ant — a small brown ant, Iridomyrmex humilis, introduced into the southern U.S. from South America: a household and fruit pest.
- argumentation — Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- aridification — the process by which a humid region becomes increasingly dry, as by climatic change or human interference with the ecology.
- aridity index — a number indicating how much more precipitation could be lost by evapotranspiration if it were available than is actually lost at a given location.
- aristocracies — Plural form of aristocracy.
- aristocratism — the principles of aristocrats
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
- arithmophobia — the fear of numbers
- arkansas city — a city in S Kansas.
- 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
- armamentarium — the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice
- armistice day — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on Nov 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday
- armor-plating — The armor-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering that is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- armour-plated — An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- 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.
- aromatization — the conversion of aliphatic or alicyclic compounds to aromatic hydrocarbons.
- arretine ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Tuscany from 100 b.c. to a.d. 100 and widely traded.
- arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
- art collector — a person who collects works of art
- artaxerxes ii — died ?358 bc, king of Persia (?404–?358). He defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa (401)
- arterializing — Present participle of arterialize.
- arteriography — the X-ray examination of an artery or arterial system after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream
- 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
- arthritically — in an arthritic manner
- arthroconidia — Plural form of arthroconidium.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- artificiality — artificial quality.
- artificialize — to render artificial
- artsy-craftsy — having to do with arts and crafts
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- 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.