10-letter words containing n, a, e, t
- angel dust — PCP1
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
- anglesmith — a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding.
- anhelation — a panting or shortness of breath causing breathing difficulty
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- ankle boot — a boot that extends up as far as the ankle
- annexation — the act of annexing, esp territory, or the condition of being annexed
- annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
- annotative — to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes: to annotate the works of Shakespeare.
- annunciate — to announce
- anoestrous — anestrous.
- anogenital — Of or relating to the anus and genitals.
- anointment — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anorexiant — a substance, as a drug, for causing loss of appetite.
- antagonise — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- antagonize — If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.
- antebellum — of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- antedating — An example or instance of a word, phrase, etc., at a date earlier than previously known or recorded.
- antemedial — Lb entomology Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
- antemedian — Alternative form of antemedial.
- antemortem — made or done just before one's death
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- antennular — having antennules or similar appendages
- antenumber — a number that immediately precedes another: Three is the antenumber of four.
- antepartum — of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
- antepenult — the third last syllable in a word
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- anteverted — to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
- anthemwise — alternately
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anthimeria — (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- anthracene — a colourless tricyclic crystalline solid having a slight blue fluorescence, used in the manufacture of chemicals, esp diphenylamine and alizarin, and as crystals in scintillation counters. Formula: C6H4(CH)2C6H4
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anti-state — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- antianemia — acting against anemia
- antibodies — any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation: Ab.
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antichange — Opposing change.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.