9-letter words containing o, s, a, r
- aeroshell — a protective shield, containing a parachute, which slows a spacecraft during re-entry to the earth's atmosphere and landing
- aerospace — Aerospace companies are involved in developing and making rockets, missiles, space vehicles, and related equipment.
- aerospike — a type of rocket engine
- aerostats — Plural form of aerostat.
- aerotaxis — the movement of organisms towards or away from oxygen caused by changes in oxygen concentration
- afforests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest.
- aforesaid — Aforesaid means the same as aforementioned.
- aforesayd — Obsolete spelling of aforesaid.
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- aggressor — The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.
- agitators — a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause: The boss said he would fire any union agitators.
- agterskot — the final payment to a farmer for crops
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history
- air corps — (before July 26, 1947) a branch of the U.S. Army concerned with military aviation.
- air frost — the deposition of ice condensed from water vapour in the atmosphere on the surface when the air temperature is below 0°C
- air hoist — a pneumatic hoist.
- air scoop — a device fitted to the surface of an aircraft to provide air pressure or ventilation from the airflow
- air scout — a scout belonging to a scout troop that specializes in flying, gliding, etc
- airdromes — Plural form of airdrome.
- al fresco — out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.
- albatross — An albatross is a very large white seabird.
- alburnous — relating to alburnum
- aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
- all fours — both the arms and legs of a person or all the legs of a quadruped (esp in the phrase on all fours)
- all sorts — All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.
- all-overs — a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the).
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
- alphasort — to arrange in alphabetical order
- alumroots — Plural form of alumroot.
- amaurosis — blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
- ambrosiac — Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- ambrosian — exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- amoralism — the doctrine or attitude that ignores or rejects moral vaues, or deems them to be irrelevant
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amornings — of a morning
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amorously — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amorphism — the state or quality of being amorphous.
- amorphous — Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- anaerobes — Plural form of anaerobe.
- anandrous — (of flowers) having no stamens
- anaphoras — Plural form of anaphora.
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- anchoress — a female anchorite