10-letter words containing n, d, r, a
- anhydremia — an abnormal decrease in the volume of the blood, due to loss of water.
- anhydrides — Plural form of anhydride.
- anhydrosis — the deficiency or absence of perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- anteverted — to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anthropoid — resembling man
- anti-draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antimodern — opposed to modern attitudes
- antitrades — winds moving above and opposite to the tropical trade winds: as they reach the Temperate Zones, they descend to the surface, forming a deep layer of prevailing westerlies
- aphelandra — any shrub of the evergreen genus Aphelandra, originally from tropical America, widely grown as a house plant for its variegated shiny leaves and brightly coloured flowers: family Acanthaceae
- appledrain — a wasp
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- arachnidan — (zoology) Any of the Arachnida.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- argelander — Friedrich Wilhelm August [free-drikh vil-helm ou-goo st] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1799–1875, German astronomer.
- armageddon — Armageddon is a terrible battle or war that some people think will lead to the total destruction of the world or the human race.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- ask around — If you ask around or ask round, you ask several people a question.
- asteridian — a member of the starfish family Asteridae
- atevirdine — A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that has been studied for the treatment of HIV.
- auditioner — a person who attends an audition
- aurangabad — city in central Maharashtra, W India: pop. 573,000
- autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- baby grand — a small grand piano, approximately 5 feet long
- backburned — Simple past tense and past participle of backburn.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- bainbridge — Beryl.1934–2010, British novelist and playwright. Novels include The Dressmaker (1973), Injury Time (1977), Master Georgie (1998), and According to Queeney (2001)
- ballardian — of James Graham Ballard (1930–2009), the British novelist, or his works
- band brake — a brake using a brake band.
- band razor — a safety razor with a replaceable head whose cutting edge is a narrow band of steel that can be wound forward, exposing a new, sharp section.
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandleader — A bandleader is the person who conducts a band, especially a jazz band.
- bandmaster — the conductor of a band
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- bank draft — A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque.
- bankrolled — money in one's possession; monetary resources.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.