9-letter words containing s, r, t
- ashtoreth — an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar
- asiderite — an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- ask after — If someone asks after you, they ask someone how you are.
- aspartame — an artificial sweetener produced from aspartic acid. Formula: C14H18N2O5
- aspartate — a salt formed from the amalgamation of a base and aspartic acid
- asphalter — a person who spreads a layer of asphalt
- aspirants — Plural form of aspirant.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirates — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- aspirator — a device employing suction, such as a jet pump or one for removing fluids from a body cavity
- assaulter — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- asserters — Plural form of asserter.
- asserting — Present participle of assert.
- assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- assertive — Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice.
- assertory — characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
- assorting — Present participle of assort.
- assortive — to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assurgent — (of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising
- asterisks — Plural form of asterisk.
- asterisms — Plural form of asterism.
- asterixis — (pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands.
- asteroids — Plural form of asteroid.
- astrachan — a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.
- astraddle — with a leg on either side of something
- astragali — Plural form of astragalus.
- astragals — Plural form of astragal.
- astrakhan — Astrakhan is black or grey curly fur from the skins of lambs. It is used for making coats and hats.
- astrangia — a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.
- astrantia — a hardy flowering plant from the genus Astrantia and family Apiaceae. It produces tiny flowers in the mid-summer months and dies back after flowering every year
- astricted — Simple past tense and past participle of astrict.
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astringer — a styptic or constrictive substance
- astrocyte — any of the star-shaped cells in the tissue supporting the brain and spinal cord (neuroglia)
- astrodome — a transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which observations can be made, esp of the stars
- astrofell — (in the works of Spenser) an unidentified plant, commonly believed to be akin to an aster
- astrogate — (science fiction, intransitive) To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
- astroglia — The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord.
- astrolabe — an instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets and also as a navigational aid. It consists of a graduated circular disc with a movable sighting device
- astrology — Astrology is the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon, and stars in the belief that these movements can have an influence on people's lives.
- astronaut — An astronaut is a person who is trained for travelling in a spacecraft.
- astronomy — Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- astroturf — Astroturf is a type of artificial fiber that is used instead of grass on some sports fields.
- asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
- at source — at the point of origin
- atheromas — Plural form of atheroma.
- atherosis — (pathology) atheroma.
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atrahasis — a legendary Akkadian sage who built a boat in which he and his family, servants, and chattels escaped the Deluge.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.