10-letter words containing s, n, a, t
- anacrustic — Prosody. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- anarthrous — having no joints or articulated limbs
- anastigmat — a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
- anastomose — to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anatomists — Plural form of anatomist.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- andalusite — a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al2SiO5
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- anesthesia — a partial or total loss of the sense of pain, temperature, touch, etc., produced by disease
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- angel dust — PCP1
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
- anglesmith — a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, etc., into various forms used in shipbuilding.
- anglistics — the study of English language and literature
- animalists — Plural form of animalist.
- animations — Plural form of animation.
- anisotropy — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- annalistic — a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- annotinous — one year old.
- annuitants — Plural form of annuitant.
- anoestrous — anestrous.
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anovulants — Plural form of anovulant.
- ant-thrush — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Formicarius.
- antagonise — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- anthemwise — alternately
- anthersmut — a species of parasitic fungus, Ustilago violacea
- anthozoans — Plural form of anthozoan.
- anthuriums — Plural form of anthurium.
- anti-alias — to process (a digital graphic image) so that it has a smooth, rather than a jagged, edge
- anti-mason — a member of the Anti-Masonic party or a supporter of its principles.
- anti-state — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- anti-story — a narrative of short-story length that makes no effort to follow a plot and ignores structural conventions, character motivations, and the like.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- antiaditis — tonsillitis