11-letter words containing i, a
- association — An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.
- associative — Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things.
- associators — Plural form of associator.
- assoilments — Plural form of assoilment.
- assortative — Denoting or involving the preferential mating of animals or marrying of people with similar characteristics.
- assumptions — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- assyriology — the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria
- astatically — unstable; unsteady.
- astaxanthin — (organic compound) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.
- asterisking — Present participle of asterisk.
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- asthmatical — Dated form of asthmatic.
- 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.
- astraphobia — a fear of thunder and lightning
- astringence — Alternative spelling of astringency.
- astringency — An astringent taste.
- astringents — Plural form of astringent.
- astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- astrologist — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- astrometric — (astronomy) of or relating to astrometry.
- astronautic — Of or pertaining to astronautics.
- astronomize — to practise or study astronomy or engage in astronomical matters
- astrophobia — A fear of stars and celestial space.
- asymmetries — Plural form of asymmetry.
- asynartetic — having or containing two different types of metre
- asynclitism — The position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.
- at any time — If something could happen at any time, it is possible that it will happen very soon, though nobody can predict exactly when.
- at gunpoint — If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
- at one time — If you say that something was the case at one time, you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- atelectasis — failure of the lungs to expand fully at birth
- atelectatic — relating to or characterized by atelectasis
- atelierista — Studio teacher.
- atelophobia — The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
- atheistical — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
- atheophobia — Fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- athleticism — Athleticism is someone's fitness and ability to perform well at sports or other physical activities.
- athwartship — having a position across a vessel from side to side at right angles to the keel
- atka island — an island in the Andreanof Group of SW Alaska, in the central Aleutian Islands.
- atlanticism — advocacy of close cooperation in military, political, and economic matters between Western Europe, esp the UK, and the US
- atlanticist — a supporter of close military, political, and economic cooperation between Western Europe and the U.S.
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- atomic bomb — An atomic bomb or an atom bomb is a bomb that causes an explosion by a sudden release of energy that results from splitting atoms.
- atomic heat — the product of an element's atomic weight and its specific heat (capacity)
- atomic mass — the mass of an isotope of an element in atomic mass units
- atomic pile — nuclear reactor
- atomisation — Alternative spelling of atomization.