9-letter words containing s, a
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- agelastic — never laughing; mirthless
- agelessly — in an ageless manner
- agentless — Without an agent.
- aggressed — to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
- aggresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggress.
- aggressor — The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.
- aggrieves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve.
- agileness — the quality of being agile
- agilities — the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
- agistment — the act of agisting
- 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.
- agnathans — Plural form of agnathan.
- agnathous — (esp of lampreys and hagfishes) lacking jaws
- agnostics — Plural form of agnostic.
- agnus dei — the figure of a lamb bearing a cross or banner, emblematic of Christ
- agonising — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonistes — a person enduring an inner struggle
- agonistic — striving for effect; strained
- agrarians — Plural form of agrarian.
- agrements — amenities
- agrestial — inhabiting a rural area
- agterskot — the final payment to a farmer for crops
- agustin i — Itúrbide, Agustín de.
- ahasuerus — a king of ancient Persia and husband of Esther, generally identified with Xerxes
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history
- ahtisaari — Martti [mahr-ti] /ˈmɑr tɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1938, president of Finland 1994–2000.
- aids test — a blood test that detects whether the blood sample contains antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and thus whether a person has or is likely to develop AIDS
- aigrettes — Plural form of aigrette.
- ailanthus — an E Asian simaroubaceous deciduous tree, Ailanthus altissima, planted in Europe and North America, having pinnate leaves, small greenish flowers, and winged fruits
- aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
- air blast — a jet of air produced mechanically.
- air corps — (before July 26, 1947) a branch of the U.S. Army concerned with military aviation.
- air crash — a crash involving one or more aircraft
- 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 miles — Air miles are points that you collect when you buy certain goods or services and which you can use to pay for air travel.
- 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
- air shaft — a shaft for ventilation, esp in a mine or tunnel
- air space — a space occupied by air.
- air spray — pertaining to compressed-air spraying devices or to liquids used in them.
- air stack — stack (def 13).
- air twist — a serpentine motif within the stem of a goblet, produced by extending and twisting an air bubble during glass blowing.
- air-slake — to slake (lime or the like) with moist air.
- air-spray — pertaining to compressed-air spraying devices or to liquids used in them.
- airbrakes — Plural form of airbrake.
- airbricks — Plural form of airbrick.
- airbursts — Plural form of airburst.
- aircrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of aircraft.