10-letter words containing o, r, a, i
- arcimboldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1527–93, Italian painter.
- arcimboldo — Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arctic fox — a fox, Alopex lagopus, of arctic regions, whose fur is dark grey in the summer and white in the winter
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- areligious — unconcerned with or indifferent to religious matters.
- areopagite — a member of the Areopagus, a judicial council of ancient Athens that met on the hill of that name
- argyrodite — a rare mineral, Ag8GeS6, that contains silver, germanium, and sulphur
- ariovistus — flourished c71–58 b.c, Germanic leader of the Suevi.
- aristocrat — An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title.
- aristology — the art of eating
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- armadillos — Plural form of armadillo.
- armigerous — of, having, or entitled to have a coat of arms
- armipotent — strong in arms or war
- armorially — in an armorial manner
- aromatical — (rare) aromatic.
- aromatized — Simple past tense and past participle of aromatize.
- arpeggione — a stringed musical instrument of the early 19th century which was played with a bow
- arricciato — arriccio.
- arrogating — Present participle of arrogate.
- arrogation — to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions.
- arrogative — Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
- arrowsmith — a novel (1925) by Sinclair Lewis.
- arsenolite — a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- arteriolar — relating to arterioles or minuscule arteries
- arterioles — Plural form of arteriole.
- arthrodial — a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.
- arthrodire — any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- aryballoid — relating to an aryballos
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascocarpic — relating to an ascocarp
- ascosporic — relating to an ascospore
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- asia minor — large peninsula in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, including Asiatic Turkey west of an undefined line from the Gulf of Iskenderun to the Black Sea
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- aside from — Aside from means the same as apart from. This form is more usual in American English.
- ask for it — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspersoria — Plural form of aspersorium.
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- aspirators — Plural form of aspirator.