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14-letter words containing i, n, r, e

  • antiforeignism — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
  • antigovernment — opposed to government
  • antiliberalism — a political ideology opposed to liberalism
  • antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antimoniferous — Containing or producing antimony.
  • antiperistasis — a real or imagined process in which one part increases the force of an opposing part
  • antiperspirant — an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce or prevent perspiration
  • antireflective — treated in some way to prevent reflection
  • antiregulatory — opposed to regulation
  • antirepublican — opposed to the principles or practice of republicanism
  • antiretroviral — inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates
  • antiseparatist — a person who opposes separatism
  • antisubversion — opposed to or acting against subversion
  • antitubercular — acting against tuberculosis
  • antiulcerative — An antiulcerative is an agent that prevents the formation or promotes the healing of ulcers.
  • antiuniversity — a group or institution which disregards the established traditions or practices of university education
  • apolipoprotein — any of a group of glycoproteins that form part of the structure of lipoproteins, some of which have been associated with Alzheimer's disease
  • apple islander — a native or inhabitant of Tasmania
  • apportionments — Plural form of apportionment.
  • appreciational — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • apprehensively — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
  • apprenticement — apprenticeship
  • apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
  • approximeeting — the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances
  • aquatic centre — a complex with facilities for water sports, including swimming pools
  • arabian coffee — a tall, widely cultivated shrub (Coffea arabica) of the madder family, yielding coffee beans that are the world's chief source of commercially produced coffee: native to Africa but now present throughout the tropics, esp. in Brazil
  • arabian desert — a desert in E Egypt, between the Nile, the Gulf of Suez, and the Red Sea: mountainous parts rise over 1800 m (6000 ft). Area: about 220 000 sq km (85 000 sq miles)
  • arabic numeral — one of the symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (opposed to Roman numerals)
  • arable farming — the growing of arable crops
  • arc-jet engine — a type of rocket engine using propellant gas heated by an electric arc.
  • archgenethliac — the person most proficient at casting horoscopes
  • archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
  • archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
  • architectonics — the science of architecture
  • arctic current — a cold ocean current flowing S along the Labrador coast through Davis Strait to the Grand Banks where it divides, the E branch joining the North Atlantic Current and the W branch flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
  • arctic monkeys — British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); their albums include Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), and AM (2013)
  • ardent spirits — spirits, such as rum, whisky, etc
  • area vitellina — the nonvascular part of the area opaca surrounding the area vasculosa.
  • argumentations — Plural form of argumentation.
  • armamentariums — Plural form of armamentarium.
  • armor-piercing — (of bullets, artillery shells, etc.) designed especially for piercing armor.
  • arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
  • arresting gear — any mechanism or device for bringing something to a stop, as an airplane landing on an aircraft carrier.
  • arriere-pensee — an unrevealed thought or intention
  • arrondissement — the largest administrative subdivision of a department
  • art collection — a collection of art works
  • art exhibition — an exhibition of works of art such as pictures
  • arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
  • articulateness — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • artificialness — the condition of being non-natural, unnatural or spurious
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