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15-letter words containing t, e, r, a, s

  • archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
  • archeoastronomy — the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of megaliths and other ritual structures.
  • archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
  • aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
  • armaments depot — a store for armaments
  • armes parlantes — arms using devices to illustrate the name of the bearers, such as a rose and a wall to illustrate the name Rosewall
  • arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
  • army-navy store — a retail store selling a stock of surplus army, naval, and other military apparel and goods, often at bargain rates.
  • arrest judgment — to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • arthur brisbane — Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.
  • articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
  • artificialness' — made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
  • ascribed status — the social position assigned to a person on the basis of kinship, ethnic group, sex, etc.
  • asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
  • asset-stripping — If a person or company is involved in asset-stripping, they buy companies cheaply, sell off their assets to make a profit, and then close the companies down.
  • assured tenancy — an agreement between a government-approved body such as a housing association and a tenant for occupation of a newly-built house or flat at an agreed market rent, under which the tenant has security of tenure
  • astrophotometry — the measurement of the intensity of light of celestial objects.
  • asymmetric bars — a pair of wooden or fibreglass bars placed parallel to each other but set at different heights, for various exercises
  • asymmetric time — musical time consisting of an odd number of beats in each bar divided into uneven combinations, such as 3 + 2, 4 + 3, 2 + 3 + 2, etc
  • at arm's length — If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
  • at death's door — If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and likely to die.
  • at first glance — If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.
  • at full stretch — If you are at full stretch, your arm is straight and extended as far as possible, usually because you are trying to reach something that is almost too far away.
  • at right angles — If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
  • at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
  • at the controls — If someone is at the controls of a machine or other piece of equipment, they are operating it.
  • at the earliest — At the earliest means not before the date or time mentioned.
  • at your service — You can use 'at your service' after your name as a formal way of introducing yourself to someone and saying that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
  • atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
  • athlete's heart — enlargement of the heart, caused by continued, heavy physical exertion
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • atrabiliousness — The state or quality of being characterized by melancholy or glumness.
  • attitude survey — a survey of the opinions held by a particular group of people
  • augusta emerita — a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 bc; became the capital of Lusitania and one of the chief cities of Iberia. Pop: 52 110 (2003 est)
  • augusta gregory — Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse) 1852–1932, Irish dramatist.
  • augustus caesar — Also called Octavian (before 27 b.c.)(Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus; Augustus Caesar) 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor 27 b.c.–a.d. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar.
  • australian pine — casuarina
  • autobiographers — Plural form of autobiographer.
  • autobiographies — Plural form of autobiography.
  • autodestructive — likely to cause one's own destruction
  • autofluorescent — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autofluorescence.
  • autostereoscopy — The display of stereoscopic images without the use of special viewing equipment.
  • autotransformer — a transformer in which part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary circuits
  • aviator glasses — sunglasses that look like goggles
  • back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
  • backseat driver — If you refer to a passenger in a car as a backseat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice about how to drive.
  • backup software — (tool, software)   Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes) and for restoring files from backups. Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's ntbackup.
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