9-letter words containing i, a, r
- antipater — ?398–319 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: regent of Macedon (334–323)
- antipolar — of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- antipress — opposed to or acting against the press
- antiprism — A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
- antiquark — the antiparticle of a quark
- antiquary — An antiquary is a person who studies the past, or who collects or buys and sells old and valuable objects.
- antiquers — a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
- antiradar — (of a missile or other weapon) designed to destroy radar detection equipment
- antiroyal — opposed to the monarchy
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- antishark — designed to protect against shark attacks
- antisolar — facing in the opposite direction to the sun
- antistory — a story which does not conform to the established conventions of storytelling
- antitrade — a wind in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds
- antitragi — Plural form of antitragus.
- antitrust — In the United States, antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.
- antitumor — Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- antiurban — opposed to the urban environment or urban life
- antiviral — inhibiting the growth of viruses
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- antiworld — a hypothetical or supposed world or universe composed of antimatter
- antlerite — an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- antshrike — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- apartheid — Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- aperitifs — Plural form of aperitif.
- aperitive — aperient.
- aperitivo — aperitif (sense 2), esp. any of those produced in Italy
- apheresis — the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- aphorized — Simple past tense and past participle of aphorize.
- aphorizer — a person who aphorizes
- aphorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- apiarists — Plural form of apiarist.
- apivorous — eating bees
- apodiform — (zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.
- apparitor — an officer who summons witnesses and executes the orders of an ecclesiastical and (formerly) a civil court
- appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- appertain — to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- appetiser — Alternative spelling of appetizer.
- appetizer — An appetizer is the first course of a meal. It consists of a small amount of food.
- appointer — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appointor — a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will
- apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.