11-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o
- assoilments — Plural form of assoilment.
- assortments — Plural form of assortment.
- assumptions — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- asteroidean — an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astoundment — the state of being astounded
- astrobotany — the branch of botany that investigates the possibility that plants grow on other planets
- astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- astromancer — divination by means of the stars.
- astronautic — Of or pertaining to astronautics.
- astronomers — Plural form of astronomer.
- astronomize — to practise or study astronomy or engage in astronomical matters
- astrophyton — The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
- at any cost — If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money.
- athermanous — capable of stopping radiant heat or infrared radiation
- atomisation — Alternative spelling of atomization.
- atomtronics — (physics) The design, manufacture and study of analogs of electronics using atoms (especially Bose-Einstein condensates) at low temperature.
- atonalities — Plural form of atonality.
- atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
- attenuators — Plural form of attenuator.
- attestation — the act of attesting
- attorneyism — the slyness and cleverness associated with attorneys
- attractions — Plural form of attraction.
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- auditionees — a person who competes or takes part in an audition.
- austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
- austronesia — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- autochthons — Plural form of autochthon.
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autokinesis — a visual illusion occurring in low light, in which a stationary bright spot appears to be moving
- autophanous — illuminated by a self-contained power source
- autowinders — Plural form of autowinder.
- aversion-to — a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- balloonists — Plural form of balloonist.
- bannerstone — a North American prehistoric stone implement in the form of a double-edged ax with a notch or hole, possibly for attaching a handle.
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- basset horn — an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
- bastard son — an illegitimate son
- bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
- bastinadoes — Plural form of bastinado.
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
- beanshooter — peashooter