14-letter words containing s, p, a, t
- antiscriptural — opposed to or contradicting scripture
- antiseparatist — a person who opposes separatism
- antiseptically — with the aid of antiseptics.
- antispasmodics — Plural form of antispasmodic.
- antisyphilitic — acting against syphilis
- antoninus pius — 86–161 ad, emperor of Rome (138–161); adopted son and successor of Hadrian
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- aphthous fever — foot-and-mouth disease.
- apocalypticism — the belief in apocalyptic prophecy
- aposematically — in an aposematic manner
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
- apportionments — Plural form of apportionment.
- apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
- approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
- appropriations — Plural form of appropriation.
- approximations — Plural form of approximation.
- apsidal motion — the rotation of the major axis of an eccentric orbit in the plane of the orbit.
- arborsculpture — The art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
- ardent spirits — spirits, such as rum, whisky, etc
- argus pheasant — either of two pheasants, Argusianus argus (great argus) or Rheinardia ocellata (crested argus), occurring in SE Asia and Indonesia. The males have very long tails marked with eyelike spots
- arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
- aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
- arthrogryposis — (countable, pathology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
- arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
- asparagus tips — the ends of asparagus spears, considered to be the tastiest part
- asphalt jungle — an expression used to refer to a city environment, which emphasizes its dangerous nature
- assault troops — soldiers of the infantry who are specially trained to lead an attack
- assault weapon — any of various automatic and semiautomatic military firearms utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge, designed for individual use. Compare assault rifle.
- assembly plant — An assembly plant is a factory where large items such as cars are put together, usually using parts which have been made in other factories.
- assembly point — a designated place where people have been told to wait after evacuating a building in the event of a fire or other emergency
- assistantships — Plural form of assistantship.
- assisted place — a place at a private school reserved for a pupil from a family with a low income, with the fees paid by the government
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- astigmatoscope — an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.
- astigmatoscopy — examination by means of an astigmatoscope.
- astrocompasses — Plural form of astrocompass.
- astrophysicist — An astrophysicist is someone who studies astrophysics.
- asymptotically — of or relating to an asymptote.
- at one's peril — If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
- atomic physics — the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of atomic nuclei
- attention span — the period of time during which someone's attention is held by something in particular
- autoresponders — Plural form of autoresponder.
- autotransplant — autograft.
- aztec two-step — Montezuma's revenge
- backstage pass — a document or badge that entitles the bearer to go backstage at an event, esp a pop concert
- backstrap loom — a simple horizontal loom, used especially in Central and South America, on which one of two beams holding the warp yarn is attached to a strap that passes across the weaver's back.