9-letter words containing s, a
- alienates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate.
- alienists — Plural form of alienist.
- alienness — the state or quality or being alien, foreign, or unfamiliar
- alikeness — the state or quality of being similar
- aliveness — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- alkaloids — Plural form of alkaloid.
- alkalosis — an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood and extracellular fluids
- alkoxides — Plural form of alkoxide.
- 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).
- all-state — selected on the basis of merit to represent one's state, often in a competition: an all-state debater; a pitcher on the all-state team.
- allantois — a membranous sac growing out of the ventral surface of the hind gut of embryonic reptiles, birds, and mammals. It combines with the chorion to form the mammalian placenta
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- alleluias — Plural form of alleluia.
- allergens — Plural form of allergen.
- allergies — Plural form of allergy.
- allergist — An allergist is a doctor who specializes in treating people with allergies.
- alleyways — Plural form of alleyway.
- alliances — Plural form of alliance.
- allmouths — Plural form of allmouth.
- allocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate.
- alloplasm — part of the cytoplasm that is specialized to form cilia, flagella, and similar structures
- 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
- allottees — Plural form of allottee.
- allspices — Plural form of allspice.
- allusions — Plural form of allusion.
- almohades — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- almsgiver — a person who gives alms
- almshouse — Almshouses are houses in Britain which were built and run by charities to provide accommodation for poor or old people who could not afford to pay rent.
- almsman's — a person supported by or receiving alms.
- almswoman — a woman who gives or receives alms
- aloeswood — agalloch.
- aloneness — the state of being alone
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
- alphabets — Plural form of alphabet.
- alphasort — to arrange in alphabetical order
- alphonsus — a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred
- alpinists — Plural form of alpinist.
- altarwise — in the position of an altar
- althusser — Louis. 1918–90, French Marxist philosopher, author of For Marx (1965) and Reading Capital (1965): committed to a mental hospital (1981) after killing his wife
- altissimo — (of music) very high in pitch
- altitudes — Plural form of altitude.
- altruists — Plural form of altruist.
- aluminise — To coat with a layer of aluminium.
- aluminous — resembling aluminium
- alumroots — Plural form of alumroot.
- always-on — remaining available at all times
- amagasaki — an industrial city in Japan, in W Honshu, on Osaka Bay. Pop: 463 256 (2002 est)