13-letter words containing e
- apple of peru — a plant, Nicandra physalodes, of the nightshade family, having large blue flowers.
- apple orchard — an orchard planted with apple trees
- apple-cheeked — having rosy cheeks; ruddy
- apple-knocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- apple-pie bed — a way of making a bed so as to prevent the person from entering it
- applicatively — In an applicative manner.
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportionment — the act of apportioning
- appreciatable — (chiefly,esthetics) That can be appreciated or enjoyed.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apprehendable — That can be apprehended.
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
- apprehensions — Plural form of apprehension.
- apprenticeage — (obsolete) Apprenticeship.
- appropinquate — to approach
- appropriately — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- appropriative — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
- approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- appurtenances — accessories or equipment
- april showers — showers falling in April, generally considered a showery month
- aptitude test — An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something.
- aqua ammoniae — ammonia (def 2).
- aqueous humor — a watery fluid in the space between the cornea and the lens of the eye
- arab-american — a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.
- arabian camel — a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia
- arabian horse — one of a breed of horses, raised originally in Arabia and adjacent countries, noted for intelligence, grace, and speed.
- arabian senna — a tropical leguminous plant, Cassia angustifolia, having yellow flowers and long pods
- arable farmer — a farmer who grows arable crops
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- araeometrical — relating to araeometry
- arbitrariness — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
- arboriculture — the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber
- arc cotangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cotangent equal to a given number. Symbol: cot −1. Abbreviation: arc cot.
- archaelogical — Nonstandard spelling of archaeological.
- archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
- archaeologian — (archaic) An archaeologist.
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archaeometric — relating to archaeometry
- archaeopteryx — any of several extinct primitive birds constituting the genus Archaeopteryx, esp A. lithographica, which occurred in Jurassic times and had teeth, a long tail, well-developed wings, and a body covering of feathers
- archaezoology — the analysis and interpretation of animal remains found at archaeological sites
- archaic smile — a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found especially on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- archduchesses — Plural form of archduchess.
- archebacteria — Plural form of archebacterium.
- archeological — of or relating to archaeology.
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- archie bunker — a poorly educated blue-collar worker, holding ultraconservative, racist, and male-chauvinist opinions.