10-letter words containing e, r
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldermanly — pompous
- aldermanry — the district, office, or rank of an alderman.
- alderwoman — (in England and Wales until 1974) one of the senior female members of a local council, elected by other councillors
- alderwomen — Plural form of alderwoman.
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- ale conner — a local official appointed to examine the measure and quality of ale, beer, and bread
- aleixandre — Vicente (viˈθɛnte). 1898–1984, Spanish poet, whose collections include La destrucción o el amor (1935; Destruction or Love): Nobel prize for literature 1977
- alessandra — a female given name, Italian form of Alexandra.
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexanders — a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
- alexandria — the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- algebraist — an expert in algebra.
- alger hiss — Alger, 1904–96, U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950–54.
- algerienne — a brightly striped woolen fabric used for tents, awnings, curtains, etc.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alimentary — of or relating to nutrition
- alipterion — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- aliterates — Plural form of aliterate.
- all better — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
- all square — mutually clear of all debts or obligations
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- all-seater — An all-seater stadium has enough seats for all the audience, rather than having some areas without seats where people stand.
- alla breve — a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
- allegretto — (to be performed) fairly quickly or briskly
- allen park — a city in SE Michigan.
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- allergists — Plural form of allergist.
- alleviator — a person or thing that alleviates.
- alliterate — to contain or cause to contain alliteration
- allomerism — similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition
- allomerize — to undergo allomerism.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allurement — fascination; charm.
- alma mater — Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to.
- almoravide — a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century ad
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alpine fir — a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.
- altar wine — wine for use in a Eucharistic service.