12-letter words containing c, r, a, n
- appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- appurtenance — a secondary or less significant thing or part
- arabica bean — a high-quality coffee bean, obtained from the tree Coffea arabica
- arachnophobe — a person who is afraid of spiders
- arborescence — treelike in size and form.
- arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
- arden-arcade — suburb of Sacramento, in central Calif.: pop. 96,000
- arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
- arson attack — an attack when property is set fire to
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.
- at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
- attractingly — in a manner that attracts
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction room — a room in a building where auctions take place
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- averruncator — a long pair of shears used for pruning the higher branches of trees
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- awe-stricken — filled with awe.