9-letter words containing n, a, s
- animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
- anisidine — (organic compound) Any of three three isomeric forms of the aromatic amine methoxyaniline; they are toxic, and are used in the synthesis of azo dyes and pharmaceuticals.
- anisogamy — a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar, either in size alone or in size and form
- 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
- anna shaw — Anna Howard, 1847–1919, U.S. physician, reformer, and suffragist, born in England.
- 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)
- annexures — Plural form of annexure.
- annotates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annotate.
- announces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce.
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- anoestrus — a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
- 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.
- anonymise — (transitive) To render anonymous; especially to remove data that would establish the identity of a person.
- anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
- anopheles — any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man
- anorakish — (British, informal) Obsessively absorbed in a subject, especially an unusual or obscure subject.
- anorchism — Anorchia.
- anorexics — Plural form of anorexic.
- anorgasmy — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
- ansgarius — Latin name of Ansgar.
- answer to — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- answereth — Archaic third-person singular form of answer.
- answering — Present participle of answer.
- ante-post — In gambling, ante-post bets are placed before the day of a particular race or competition.
- anteaters — Plural form of anteater.
- antecedes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antecede.
- antedates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antedate.
- antefixes — Plural form of antefix.
- antelopes — Plural form of antelope.
- anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
- antessive — (grammar) Indicating the spatial relation of preceding or being before something.
- anti-site — a website through which people can express their contempt for a particular person, organization, etc
- anti-skid — intended to prevent vehicles from skidding
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antiatoms — Plural form of antiatom.
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- anticaste — Lb sociology Opposing the social system of caste.
- anticosti — an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)
- antidotes — Plural form of antidote.
- antigonus — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antimeres — Plural form of antimere.
- antimeson — The antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
- antimusic — any form of music intended to overthrow traditional conventions and expectations