9-letter words containing n, a
- abortions — Plural form of abortion.
- abortment — (obsolete) Abortion. (Attested from the early 17th century until the late 19th century.).
- aboundant — Obsolete spelling of abundant (14th–17th centuries).
- abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- abrasions — Plural form of abrasion.
- abridging — to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.
- abrotanum — A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer.
- abrupting — Present participle of abrupt.
- abruption — a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass
- abs resin — a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene that is a tough, light, economical, heat- and stain-resistant plastic: used for telephones, boat hulls, and medical equipment.
- absailing — Misspelling of abseiling.
- abscising — Present participle of abscise.
- absconded — Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
- abscondee — a person who absconds; absconder.
- absconder — to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money.
- abseiling — the practice of descending a steep slope by a rope secured from above and coiled around one's body
- absentees — a person who is absent, especially from work or school.
- absenting — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absinthes — Plural form of absinthe.
- absolvent — a person who absolves
- absolving — Present participle of absolve.
- absorbant — Alternative spelling of absorbent.
- absorbent — Absorbent material soaks up liquid easily.
- absorbing — An absorbing task or activity interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.
- abstained — to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from): to abstain from eating meat.
- abstainer — a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- abstinent — forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- abuilding — in the process of being built or building
- abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- abundancy — A state of plentifulness. (First attested in the mid 16th century.).
- abundaunt — Obsolete form of abundant.
- abusement — Abuse; one or many acts of abuse.
- abutments — Plural form of abutment.
- abyssinia — Ethiopia
- academian — (historical, obsolete) A follower of w Plato. (Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.)Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
- acalephan — an acaleph
- acanthine — of or resembling an acanthus
- acanthite — the orthorhombic form of silver sulfide.
- acanthoid — resembling a spine; spiny
- acanthous — spinous.
- acapnotic — Of or pertaining to something that does not smoke, is not a smoker.
- acaridian — any mite or tick belonging to the order Acarina
- acarnania — region on the W coast of ancient Greece
- accedence — to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- accending — Present participle of accend.
- accension — the state of being ignited or the act of igniting
- accenting — prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- accentual — of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic
- acceptant — receiving willingly; receptive
- accepting — amenable; open: She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.