10-letter words containing a
- algorithim — (spelling) It's spelled "algorithm".
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alice band — an ornamental band worn across the front of the hair to hold it back from the face
- alice blue — a pale grayish-blue color.
- alice paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- alienating — Present participle of alienate.
- alienation — a turning away; estrangement
- alienative — the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alightment — a descent or dismount, normally from a mode of transport
- alignments — Plural form of alignment.
- alimentary — of or relating to nutrition
- alineation — the aligning or positioning of objects in a straight line
- alipterion — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- aliquoting — Present participle of aliquote.
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- aliterates — Plural form of aliterate.
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- alkahestic — of or relating to the alkahest
- alkalified — Simple past tense and past participle of alkalify.
- alkalinity — the quality or state of being alkaline
- alkalinize — to make alkaline
- alkaloidal — relating to alkaloids
- alkylating — Present participle of alkylate.
- alkylation — the attachment of an alkyl group to an organic compound, usually by the addition or substitution of a hydrogen atom or halide group
- all at sea — You can say that someone is all at sea when they are in a state of confusion or uncertainty.
- all better — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- all righty — all right
- all smiles — If you say that someone is all smiles, you mean that they look very happy, often when they have previously been worried or upset about something.
- all square — mutually clear of all debts or obligations
- all the go — very popular; in fashion
- all thumbs — clumsy
- all'antica — in the manner of the ancients.
- all'ottava — to be played an octave higher or lower than written
- all-around — You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- all-elbows — (jargon) Said of a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) mess-dos program, such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities that circulate on BBS systems: unsociable. Used to describe a program that rudely steals the resources that it needs without considering that other TSRs may also be resident. One particularly common form of rudeness is lock-up due to programs fighting over the keyboard interrupt.
- all-in-one — All-in-one means having several different parts or several different functions.
- all-seater — An all-seater stadium has enough seats for all the audience, rather than having some areas without seats where people stand.
- alla breve — a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar
- alla prima — (of a painting) painted with a single layer of paint, in contrast to paintings built up layer by layer
- allargando — (to be performed) with increasing slowness
- allegation — An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.
- allegeable — to assert without proof.
- allegement — (archaic) Allegation.
- allegiance — Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory