13-letter words containing a, u, r, t, e
- appropinquate — to approach
- appurtenances — accessories or equipment
- arboriculture — the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- 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.
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- 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.
- armamentarium — the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice
- armour-plated — An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
- at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
- atomic number — the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element
- atroceruleous — a deep blue-black color.
- atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
- attitudinizer — One who attitudinizes, or practises poses.
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- auctioneering — Present participle of auctioneer.
- australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- auteur theory — the theory that creative directors are the major force in film-making
- authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
- authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
- auto-destruct — self-destruct.
- auto-injector — An auto-injector is a hypodermic syringe that you can use to inject yourself with a liquid.
- autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
- autoprojector — (theory) A self-applicable partial evaluator.
- autoresponder — A program that automatically generates a set response to all messages sent to a particular e-mail address.
- averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
- azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
- baccalaureate — The baccalaureate is an examination taken by students at the age of eighteen in France and some other countries.
- baluster stem — a stem of a drinking glass or the like having a gradual swelling near the top or bottom.
- band spectrum — a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules
- barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
- barrel cactus — any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus.
- bathtub curve — Common term for the curve (resembling an end-to-end section of one of those claw-footed antique bathtubs) that describes the expected failure rate of electronics with time: initially high, dropping to near 0 for most of the system's lifetime, then rising again as it "tires out". See also burn-in period, infant mortality.
- battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- beat the drum — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- beauty editor — the person in charge of a section of newspaper or magazine devoted to cosmetics, etc
- beauty parlor — A beauty parlor is a place where women can go to have beauty treatments, for example, to have their hair, nails, or makeup done.
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- beleaguerment — a blockade or siege
- benefit fraud — the illegal activity of claiming benefit payments which a person is not entitled to
- benito juarez — Benito (Pablo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.