12-letter words containing e, a
- (in) care of — at the address of
- (to) be fair — You use fair in expressions such as to be fair and let's be fair when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given.
- À bon marché — at a bargain price
- a chromosome — any chromosome belonging to the normal set characteristic of a given species.
- a devil of a — Devil can be used to emphasize what you think about someone or something. For example, if you say that someone is a devil of a nuisance, you mean that they are very annoying. If you say that something is a devil of a problem, you mean that it is a very difficult problem.
- a dog's life — a wretched existence
- a fair shake — If you do not get a fair shake, you are not given a reasonable opportunity to succeed or to achieve something.
- a fat chance — very little or no chance
- a free lunch — If you say there's no such thing as a free lunch, you are saying that most things that are worth having need to be paid for or worked for, and that you cannot expect to get things for nothing.
- a full plate — a large and onerous amount of work
- a great many — an extremely large number (of persons or things)
- a haute voix — aloud
- a heavy hand — If you say that someone such as the ruler of a country treats people with a heavy hand, you are criticizing them because they are very strict and severe with them.
- a hollow leg — the capacity to eat or drink a lot without ill effects
- a l'ancienne — in or according to the old-fashioned manner or style.
- a l'anglaise — in the English manner
- à la grecque — in the Greek manner; specif., cooked in wine, olive oil, lemon juice, herbs, and spices, and usually served cold
- a mug's game — a worthless activity
- a number one — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a posteriori — relating to or involving inductive reasoning from particular facts or effects to a general principle
- a rough ride — If you say that someone faces a rough ride, you mean that things are going to be difficult for them because people will criticize them a lot or treat them badly.
- a roving eye — If you say that a man has a roving eye, you are criticizing him for continually paying attention to different women.
- a sore point — If something is a sore point with someone, it is likely to make them angry or embarrassed if you try to discuss it.
- a sticky end — an unpleasant death
- a tall order — If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
- a whale of a — an exceptionally large, fine, etc, example of a (person or thing)
- a-line dress — a dress that gradually becomes wider from top to bottom, similar to an A in shape
- a-number-one — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a. k. erlang — Agner Krarup Erlang
- abandonments — Plural form of abandonment.
- abbreviately — In an abbreviate way.
- abbreviating — Present participle of abbreviate.
- abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
- abbreviatory — shortening
- abbreviature — an abbreviation
- abd-el-kadir — 1807?–83, Algerian leader.
- abdul-medjid — 1823-61; sultan of Turkey (1839-61)
- abecedarians — Plural form of abecedarian.
- abel-meholah — a city in ancient Palestine, east of the Jordan River: the home of Elisha. Judges 7:22; I Kings 4:12; 19:16.
- aberrational — characterized by aberration
- abietic acid — yellowish powder
- abirritative — to make less irritable; soothe.
- abolitionize — (esp. prior to the Civil War) to convert (persons, a region, a state, etc.) to abolitionism.
- abortiveness — imperfect development; rudimentary nature
- above ground — not underground
- abrasiveness — any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
- abridgements — Plural form of abridgement.
- absentminded — so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
- absinthiated — containing wormwood
- absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
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