13-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o
- antirecession — acting against recession
- antireformers — Plural form of antireformer.
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiresonance — a phenomenon in an electric, acoustic, or other such system in which the impedance is tending to infinity.
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antiselection — adverse selection.
- antisocialism — the quality of being antisocial
- antisocialist — a person opposed to socialism
- antisociality — the quality of being antisocial
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- antiterrorism — opposed to or acting against terrorism; counterterrorist
- antiterrorist — relating to measures, policies, or organizations designed to combat terrorist activity
- anything goes — If people say 'anything goes', they mean that anything people say or do is considered acceptable, and usually they mean that they do not approve of this.
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apostle plant — a plant, Neomarica northiana, of the iris family, native to Brazil, having large, fragrant white and violet flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- apostle spoon — a silver spoon with a figure of one of the Apostles on the handle
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- as we know it — If you talk about a thing or system as we know it, you are referring to the form in which it exists now and which is familiar to most people.
- ascensiontide — the ten days from Ascension Day to the day before Whit Sunday
- ashtanga yoga — a vigorous form of yoga involving a sequence of poses
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- assassination — to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
- assassinators — Plural form of assassinator.
- asset account — An asset account is an account that records the assets owned by a company.
- assimilations — Plural form of assimilation.
- associational — relating to association or alliance or an association, alliance or affiliation
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- astereognosis — inability to recognize objects by touch
- asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
- astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
- astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- astronautical — of or relating to astronautics or astronauts.
- at a discount — below the regular price
- at loose ends — in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition
- at one's back — behind, esp in support or pursuit
- at one's best — in one's best mood, form, health, etc.
- at this point — at this moment in time
- aten asteroid — one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth and whose semimajor axes are smaller than that of the earth.
- athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.