10-letter words containing s, h, a
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anthozoans — Plural form of anthozoan.
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- antiasthma — relating to drugs that act against asthma
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- antiheroes — Plural form of antihero.
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antilochus — a son of Nestor and a trusted friend of Achilles.
- antimachus — Also called the Colophonian. flourished c410 b.c, Greek poet.
- antischool — Opposed to schools.
- antishocks — antishock
- antitheism — the opposition to belief in god or gods
- antitheist — a person opposed to belief in god or gods
- antitheses — opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.
- antithesis — The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
- aphaeresis — apheresis.
- aphis lion — any of the larvae of a family (Chrysopidae) of lacewings: a useful insect that feeds on aphids
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- aphrodisia — the desire for sexual intimacy
- apishamore — A saddle-blanket, a saddle blanket.
- apophyseal — Anatomy, Botany. an outgrowth; process; projection or protuberance.
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- apostrophy — Alternative form of apostrophe.
- apotheoses — Plural form of apotheosis.
- apotheosis — If something is the apotheosis of something else, it is an ideal or typical example of it.
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- archaicism — an archaism
- archaistic — something archaic, as a word or expression.
- archangels — Plural form of archangel.
- archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archerfish — any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archiblast — egg protoplasm
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- archiplasm — archoplasm
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- archivists — Plural form of archivist.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archoplasm — the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis
- archosaurs — Plural form of archosaur.
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- archrivals — Plural form of archrival.
- arms cache — a hidden store of weapons
- arrowheads — Plural form of arrowhead.
- arrowsmith — a novel (1925) by Sinclair Lewis.