11-letter words containing n, a, r
- acidanthera — any plant of the African cormous genus Acidanthera, cultivated for its graceful tubular white and red or white and purple flowers, often scented: family Iridaceae
- acinaciform — (of leaves) shaped like a scimitar; curved
- acorn chair — a Jacobean chair having a crossrail with acorn-shaped pendants.
- acorn clock — a mantel clock of the first half of the 19th century, having the upper part of the case shaped with a double ogee curve to resemble an acorn.
- acorn spoon — a spoon having an acornlike ornament at the end of its stem.
- acorn sugar — quercitol.
- acorn valve — a small electronic valve, approximately acorn-shaped with small closely-spaced electrodes, used in ultrahigh-frequency applications
- acquirement — an acquiring or being acquired
- acriflavine — a brownish or orange-red powder used in medicine as an antiseptic and disinfectant. Formula: C14H14N3Cl
- acrimonious — Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
- acrocentric — (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
- acrochordon — (medicine) A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.
- acrocinesia — (pathology) Excessive movement of the limbs.
- acrocorinth — the citadel of ancient Corinth: strategic in the control of the Isthmus of Corinth; extensive ruins.
- acrodynamic — Lb linguistics acrokinetic.
- acrokinesia — (pathology) Alternative form of acrocinesia.
- acronymania — a great enthusiasm for creating acronyms
- act curtain — Theater. a curtain for closing the proscenium opening between acts or scenes.
- act warning — notification from the manager advising the performers of the amount of time left before they must appear onstage.
- acting area — the part of a stage used by the actors: Confine the acting area for this scene to downstage.
- actinic ray — a ray of light of short wavelengths, as ultraviolet or violet, that produces photochemical effects.
- actinodrome — (of a leaf) palmately veined.
- actinograph — a recording actinometer
- actinometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, esp of the sun's rays
- actinometry — The measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
- action hero — the hero in an action film
- action verb — a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative.
- acupuncture — Acupuncture is the treatment of a person's illness or pain by sticking small needles into their body at certain places.
- added entry — an access point in a catalog or bibliography that is other than the main entry and may be less complete than the main entry.
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- admeasuring — Present participle of admeasure.
- adminicular — giving help; auxiliary, corroborative
- administers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer.
- admirations — Plural form of admiration.
- adrenalised — Simple past tense and past participle of adrenalise.
- adrenalitis — (pathology) Inflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone.
- adrenalized — tense or highly charged
- adscription — ascription
- adulterants — Plural form of adulterant.
- adumbrating — Present participle of adumbrate.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- adventurers — Plural form of adventurer.
- adventuress — a woman who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- adventurism — Adventurism is a willingness to take risks, especially in order to obtain an unfair advantage in politics or business.
- adventurist — If you describe someone or something as adventurist, you disapprove of them because they are willing to take risks in order to gain an unfair advantage in business or politics.
- adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- advergaming — a method of interactive marketing in which free downloadable computer games appear on websites (often as pop-ups) to advertise a company or product
- adverseness — The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed to.
- advertently — attentive; heedful.