11-letter words containing r, a, t, e
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- antispyware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate spyware on a computer system.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- antitheater — Works of theater that go against theatrical conventions.
- antitheatre — Alternative form of antitheater.
- antitruster — a person opposed to trusts, monopolies, or similar organizations
- antiwelfare — opposed to the provision of welfare payments
- antiwrinkle — (of cosmetics) intended to reduce or remove wrinkles from the skin
- antler moth — a European noctuid moth, Cerapteryx (or Charaeas) graminis, that has white antler-like markings on the forewings and produces larvae that periodically cause great damage to pastures and grasslands
- antseranana — a port in N Madagascar: former French naval base. Pop: 73 491 (2001)
- apartmental — relating to an apartment
- apertometer — an instrument for measuring the angular and numerical aperture of the objective lens of a microscope.
- apodyterium — the changing room in an ancient Roman bathhouse
- apoferritin — a homogeneous protein, found especially in the intestinal mucosa and the liver, that interacts with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex to form ferritin.
- aponeurotic — a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- apoproteins — Plural form of apoprotein.
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apostrophes — Plural form of apostrophe.
- apparatuses — Plural form of apparatus.
- apparelment — the action of preparing or making ready
- appartement — an apartment
- appertained — Past participle of appertain.
- appertinent — (obsolete) That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.
- apple grunt — Chiefly Eastern Massachusetts. apple pandowdy. Compare grunt (def 6).
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- applied art — design used for practical purposes
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportioner — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- appreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciates — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciator — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- apprentices — Plural form of apprentice.
- approacheth — Archaic third-person singular form of approach.
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
- appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- approvement — (obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
- approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
- appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- aquaculture — the cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use
- aqualeather — a very strong type of leather made from the skin of the Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
- aquarellist — (arts) An artist who paints aquarelles.
- aquiculture — aquaculture
- arab street — public opinion in the Arab world
- araeometric — relating to araeometry
- arbitrageur — a person who engages in arbitrage
- arbitrament — the decision or award made by an arbitrator upon a disputed matter
- arbitraries — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.