9-letter words containing s, a
- apatosaur — a large, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur
- apennines — a mountain range in Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the northwest to the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Highest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m (9554 ft)
- aperients — Plural form of aperient.
- aperitifs — Plural form of aperitif.
- apertness — the quality of being apert
- apertures — Plural form of aperture.
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- apheresis — the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- aphorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize.
- aphyllous — (of plants) having no leaves
- apiaceous — of the family Apiaceae; umbelliferous
- apiarists — Plural form of apiarist.
- apishness — The state or quality of being apish.
- apivorous — eating bees
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apologias — Plural form of apologia.
- apologies — a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
- apologise — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
- apologues — Plural form of apologue.
- apophasis — the device of mentioning a subject by stating that it will not be mentioned
- apophyges — Plural form of apophyge.
- apophyses — Plural form of apophyse.
- apophysis — a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
- apoptosis — the programmed death of some of an organism's cells as part of its natural growth and development
- apostates — Plural form of apostate.
- apostille — a marginal annotation or note.
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- apostolos — a book containing parts of the Epistles and parts of the Acts of the Apostles.
- apothegms — Plural form of apothegm.
- apothesis — (architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
- appaloosa — a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump
- appanages — Plural form of appanage.
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- appealers — Plural form of appealer.
- appearers — Plural form of appearer.
- appeasers — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appeasing — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appenages — Plural form of appenage.
- appetiser — Alternative spelling of appetizer.
- appetites — Plural form of appetite.
- applauses — hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
- appleseed — Johnny(name for John Chapman) 1774-1845; U.S. frontiersman who planted apple trees throughout the Midwest
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- apposable — capable of being apposed or brought into apposition
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.
- appraisee — a person who is being appraised
- appraiser — An appraiser is someone whose job is to estimate the cost or value of something such as property.