13-letter words containing r, a, s
- administering — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
- administrable — able to be administered or managed
- administrador — (historical) A steward or official in various Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
- administrated — to administer.
- administrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate.
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- administrivia — Administrative details that must be dealt with in order to do more interesting work.
- admirableness — admirability
- adularescence — (of certain gemstones, especially adularia) having a milky, bluish luster.
- adventuresome — Adventuresome means the same as adventurous.
- adventuresses — Plural form of adventuress.
- adventuristic — relating to adventurism
- adventurously — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- adverb clause — a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause.
- adverb phrase — An adverb phrase or adverbial phrase is a group of words based on an adverb, such as 'very slowly' or 'fortunately for us.' An adverb phrase can also consist simply of an adverb.
- adversarially — In an adversarial way.
- adversariness — the state of being adversarial
- adversatively — in an adversative manner
- advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
- aerial survey — a survey carried out from the air, using an aeroplane or helicopter
- aeroacoustics — the study of the generation and transmittance of sound by fluid flow
- aerodigestive — of or relating to the organs and tissues of the respiratory tract and the upper part of the digestive tract
- aeroembolisms — Plural form of aeroembolism.
- aeroemphysema — A form of emphysema that results from rapid decompression.
- aeromagnetics — the science of measuring magnetic characteristics associated with atmospheric conditions of the earth.
- aeromechanics — the mechanics of gases, esp air
- aerosinusitis — inflammation of the nasal sinuses caused by the effect on the sinuses of changes in atmospheric pressure.
- aerosol spray — a substance contained as an aerosol in a spray can
- aerostructure — any separately manufactured unit, component, or section of an aircraft or other vehicle capable of flight
- affenpinscher — a small wire-haired breed of dog of European origin, having tufts of hair on the muzzle
- afforestation — Afforestation is the process of planting large numbers of trees on land which has few or no trees on it.
- african daisy — any of several composite plants native to Africa, especially of the genera Arctotis, Gerbera, and Lonas, having showy, daisylike flowers.
- after-effects — harmful consequences, effects
- afterthoughts — Plural form of afterthought.
- age of reason — a period of European history in the 18th cent. noted for belief in the ability of reason to discover truth, shape society, etc.
- aggregateness — the state of being aggregate
- agreeableness — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- agriculturist — an agricultural expert
- agro-industry — the large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
- agrobiologist — One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
- agrochemicals — Plural form of agrochemical.
- agroecologist — One who studies agroecology.
- agrostography — a treatise on grasses.
- agrostologist — a person who specializes in agrostology
- agroterrorism — the use of biological agents as weapons against agricultural and food-supply industries
- ahistorically — In an ahistorical way.
- air discharge — Air discharge is a method for testing ESD-protection structures in which the ESD generator is discharged through an air gap between the generator and the device under test.
- air freshener — An air freshener is a product people can buy which is meant to make rooms smell pleasant.
- airheadedness — The quality of being airheaded.
- airplane spin — a maneuver in which a wrestler, grasping an opponent by the head and crotch, lifts the opponent's body crosswise overhead, lowers it to the shoulders for support, then spins around and throws the opponent back over the head to the mat.