9-letter words containing l, a, s
- anglewise — at an angle, in an angular manner
- anglicise — (transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
- anglicism — a word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to the English language, esp as spoken in England
- anglicist — an expert in or student of English literature or language
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- animalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of animalize.
- animalism — satisfaction of or preoccupation with physical matters; sensuality
- animalist — a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- ankylosed — Simple past tense and past participle of ankylose.
- ankylosis — abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, as by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- annalists — Plural form of annalist.
- annapolis — the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- anopheles — any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man
- anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
- antelopes — Plural form of antelope.
- antisleep — acting to prevent sleep
- antisolar — facing in the opposite direction to the sun
- antistyle — a style that rejects or subverts conventional style
- anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- aphyllous — (of plants) having no leaves
- apologias — Plural form of apologia.
- apologies — a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
- apologise — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
- apologues — Plural form of apologue.
- apostille — a marginal annotation or note.
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- apostolos — a book containing parts of the Epistles and parts of the Acts of the Apostles.
- appaloosa — a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump
- appealers — Plural form of appealer.
- applauses — hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
- appleseed — Johnny(name for John Chapman) 1774-1845; U.S. frontiersman who planted apple trees throughout the Midwest
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- apposable — capable of being apposed or brought into apposition
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- approvals — Plural form of approval.
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- apse line — the major axis of an elliptical orbit.
- apsidiole — a secondary, or small, apse
- aqueously — in water, or by means of water
- arbalests — Plural form of arbalest.
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- areostyle — (of columned buildings) having a wide intercolumniation equal to four or more diameters of one of the columns
- aristotle — a bottle