10-letter words containing e, r
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products
- apologiser — Agent noun of apologise; one who apologises.
- apologizer — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apoprotein — any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- appareling — Present participle of apparel.
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
- appearable — Able to appear; appearing; apparent.
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- appertains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appertain.
- appetisers — Plural form of appetiser.
- appetizers — Plural form of appetizer.
- apple cart — a huckster's handcart for selling apples in the street, etc.
- apple core — the inedible part of an apple which contains the pips
- apple tart — a pastry case filled with apples, with or without pastry on top
- appledrain — a wasp
- appointers — Plural form of appointer.
- appraisers — Plural form of appraiser.
- appraisive — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- apprentise — Obsolete form of apprentice.
- appretiate — Archaic form of appreciate.
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approacher — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- approbated — Simple past tense and past participle of approbate.
- approvable — able to be approved
- approvance — approval
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- apterygial — (of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins
- apterygote — belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis.
- aqua regia — a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of one part nitric acid and three to four parts hydrochloric acid, used in metallurgy for dissolving metals, including gold
- aquamarine — Aquamarines are clear, greenish-blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- aquaplaner — the rider of an aquaplane
- aquarelles — Plural form of aquarelle.
- aquatinter — a person who creates aquatints
- aquiferous — conveying, containing or yielding water
- arabesqued — decorated with arabesques
- arabesques — Plural form of arabesque.
- araeometer — a hydrometer
- araeometry — the science of estimating the specific gravity of fluids through the use of an araeometer
- araeostyle — having an intercolumniation of four diameters.
- arbalester — a soldier carrying an arbalest
- arbitrable — that can be arbitrated; subject to arbitration
- arbitraged — Simple past tense and past participle of arbitrage.