12-letter words containing l, a, s
- araeosystyle — (of columned buildings) having an alternately very wide and very narrow intercolumniation
- aran islands — a group of three islands in the Atlantic, off the W coast of the Republic of Ireland: Aranmore or Inishmore (the largest), Inishmaan, and Inisheer. Pop: 1280 (2002). Area: 46 sq km (18 sq miles)
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
- archiblastic — of, relating to, or derived from an archiblast.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aristolochia — any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- army surplus — used or unused articles of military clothing, equipment, etc previously allocated to or intended for the use of army personnel but now sold off to members of the public
- arousability — to stimulate sexually.
- arthroplasty — surgical repair of a diseased joint
- articulators — Plural form of articulator.
- artillerists — Plural form of artillerist.
- artiodactyls — Plural form of artiodactyl.
- artistically — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- as per usual — as usual
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
- asphalt rock — a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens.
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- assault boat — a portable boat used for landing troops on beaches and for crossing rivers.
- assaultively — in an assaultive manner
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- assibilation — (linguistics) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
- assimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- assimilative — of or causing assimilation; assimilating
- assimilators — Plural form of assimilator.
- assimilatory — characterized by assimilation; assimilating.
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- assumability — a mortgage loan or a feature of such that allows the buyer of a property to assume or take on the existing mortgage from the property seller
- assumptively — taken for granted.
- assurbanipal — Ashurbanipal
- astacologist — a person who investigates and analyses crayfish
- asteriskless — having no asterisk
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astral plane — a plane of existence inhabited by astral bodies
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
- astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.