13-letter words containing u, a, e
- armour-plated — An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
- arsenous acid — a toxic white powder, As2O3, used to make other arsenic compounds, insecticides, and preservatives; white arsenic
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- arundinaceous — resembling a reed
- as all getout — Commerce. the break-even point.
- as you please — You can use as you please in expressions such as bold as you please or casually as you please or charming as you please in order to emphasize what you are saying.
- aschaffenburg — a city in Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814. Pop: 68 607 (2003 est)
- asexual spore — a spore that is the result of asexual reproduction
- assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
- asset account — An asset account is an account that records the assets owned by a company.
- assiduousness — constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- asylum seeker — An asylum seeker is a person who is trying to get asylum in a foreign country.
- at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
- at face value — If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue.
- at the double — at twice normal marching speed
- atomic number — the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element
- atomic volume — the atomic weight (relative atomic mass) of an element divided by its density
- atroceruleous — a deep blue-black color.
- atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
- attitudinized — Simple past tense and past participle of attitudinize.
- attitudinizer — One who attitudinizes, or practises poses.
- attitudinizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attitudinize.
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- auctioneering — Present participle of auctioneer.
- audaciousness — Risky or daring behaviour.
- audience room — a room for holding formal interviews or hearings.
- audiocassette — a cassette containing audiotape
- augmentations — Plural form of augmentation.
- auguste comte — (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) [ee-zee-dawr oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /i ziˈdɔr oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.
- austenitizing — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- auteur theory — the theory that creative directors are the major force in film-making
- authentically — not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
- authenticated — Prove or show (something, esp. a claim or an artistic work) to be true or genuine.
- authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
- authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
- authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
- auto-destruct — self-destruct.
- auto-injector — An auto-injector is a hypodermic syringe that you can use to inject yourself with a liquid.
- autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- autodigestion — (biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
- autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
- autoinfection — infection by a pathogenic agent already within the body or infection transferred from one part of the body to another
- automatonlike — Like an automaton; robotic.