14-letter words containing n, a, s, i, r
- american sable — the brown fur of the American marten, Martes americana
- american samoa — the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Pago Pago. Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
- american senna — wild senna.
- american twist — a service in which the ball is spun so as to bounce high and to the left of the receiver.
- amount at risk — the difference between the reserve of a life-insurance policy and its face amount.
- amusement ride — a device at a fair, theme park, etc that people can ride in
- anacardiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach
- androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
- andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
- anesthesimeter — a device for measuring the amount of anesthetic given by inhalation.
- animadversions — Plural form of animadversion.
- animal shelter — an establishment, especially one supported by charitable contributions, that provides a temporary home for dogs, cats, and other animals that are offered for adoption.
- animal spirits — cheerful and exuberant boisterousness
- anopisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
- antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
- anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
- anthropophuism — the attribution of human qualities to gods
- anti-bourgeois — opposed to anyone or anything considered bourgeois
- anti-formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- anti-sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- antiaggression — opposing aggressive behaviour
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- anticorrosives — Plural form of anticorrosive.
- antidepressant — An antidepressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
- antidepression — alleviating or preventing depression
- antienergistic — resisting applied energy
- antifederalism — Alternative form of anti-federalism.
- antifederalist — a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
- antifilibuster — a person or method in opposition to filibustering
- antiforeignism — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antiliberalism — a political ideology opposed to liberalism
- antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
- antimicrobials — Plural form of antimicrobial.
- antimilitarism — the opposition to militarism or to war between states
- antimilitarist — opposed to militarism
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- 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
- antiphrastical — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.
- antiprotozoals — Plural form of antiprotozoal.
- antipsychiatry — an approach to mental disorders that makes use of concepts derived from existentialism, psychoanalysis, and sociological theory
- antiquarianism — pertaining to antiquaries or to the study of antiquities.
- antiradicalism — the opposition to radicalism
- antiscriptural — opposed to or contradicting scripture
- antiseparatist — a person who opposes separatism
- antisubversion — opposed to or acting against subversion
- antiuniversity — a group or institution which disregards the established traditions or practices of university education
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.