11-letter words containing g, s, t, a
- anthologist — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
- anti-busing — opposing legislation that requires the busing of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- anti-g suit — a garment for fliers and astronauts designed to exert pressure on the abdomen and thighs to prevent or retard the pooling of blood below the heart under the influence of excessive head-to-toe acceleration forces.
- antignostic — pertaining to knowledge.
- antigonus i — known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
- antiskating — of or relating to a control or adjustment on a record player that counteracts the tendency of the tone arm to be pulled inward by centripetal force.
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- aphlogistic — (archaic) flameless.
- apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
- apophthegms — Plural form of apophthegm.
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- arena stage — the central acting area found in a theatre-in-the-round
- arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- arrangments — Plural form of arrangement.
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- arthralgias — Plural form of arthralgia.
- arthrograms — Plural form of arthrogram.
- arts degree — a degree in an arts subject
- as anything — You use as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
- ashen light — a faint glow visible on the unlit side of the planet Venus in its crescent phase.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assignation — An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover.
- assignments — Plural form of assignment.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- assuagement — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assubjugate — to cause to be oppressed or overpowered
- asterisking — Present participle of asterisk.
- astigmatism — If someone has astigmatism, the front of their eye has a slightly irregular shape, so they cannot see properly.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astringence — Alternative spelling of astringency.
- astringency — An astringent taste.
- astringents — Plural form of astringent.
- astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
- astrography — The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
- astrologers — Plural form of astrologer.
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- astrologist — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- audiologist — the study of hearing disorders, including evaluation of hearing function and rehabilitation of patients with hearing impairments.
- augmentless — (grammar) lacking augment.
- augustinian — of or relating to Saint Augustine of Hippo, his doctrines, or any of the Christian religious orders that were founded on his doctrines
- auspicating — Present participle of auspicate.
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autophagous — self-consuming or devouring of itself
- autosuggest — to influence one's own thoughts or behaviour through methods other than conscious thought
- babysitting — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- backcasting — Present participle of backcast.