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14-letter words containing a

  • aftersensation — an afterimage.
  • aftertreatment — a method or device for reducing harmful emissions from internal-combustion engines before they are released into the atmosphere, for example a filter or a catalytic converter
  • against nature — If you say that something is against nature, you think that it is unnatural.
  • agaric mineral — rock milk.
  • age difference — a disparity in ages between two people
  • age of anxiety — a symphony (1949) by Leonard Bernstein.
  • age of consent — The age of consent is the age at which a person can legally agree to having a sexual relationship.
  • agesilaus (ii) — 442?-360? b.c.; king of Sparta during the decline of its supremacy in ancient Greece
  • agglomerations — Plural form of agglomeration.
  • aggrandisement — an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity: aggrandizement of mercantile trade in the early colonies.
  • aggrandization — The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
  • aggrandizement — If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves.
  • aggregate type — (programming)   A data type composed of multiple elements. An aggregate can be homogeneous (all elements have the same type) e.g. an array, a list in a functional language, a string of characters, a file; or it can be heterogeneous (elements can have different types) e.g. a structure. In most languages aggregates can contain elements which are themselves aggregates. e.g. a list of lists. See also union.
  • aggressiveness — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • agnes de mille — Agnes (George) 1908–93, U.S. choreographer and dancer (niece of Cecil B. De Mille).
  • agribusinesses — Plural form of agribusiness.
  • agriculturally — the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
  • agriculturists — Plural form of agriculturist.
  • agrifoodstuffs — the foods produced by agriculture
  • agrippina (ii) — (Julia) a.d. 15?-59; mother of Nero
  • agroindustrial — of or relating to agroindustry
  • agrostological — of or relating to agrostology
  • agrotechnician — a specialist in the science and technology of agriculture, farm production, or the like.
  • agrotechnology — the technology of agriculture, as the methods or machinery needed for efficient production.
  • aguascalientes — a state in central Mexico. Pop: 943 506 (2000). Area: 5471 sq km (2112 sq miles)
  • ailanthus moth — a large moth (Philosamia cynthia) native to E Asia and now established in the E U.S., whose larvae (ailanthus silkworms) feed on ailanthus leaves and produce an inferior silk in making their cocoons
  • air cavalryman — a soldier assigned to the air cavalry.
  • air conduction — Medicine/Medical. transmission of sound vibrations to the eardrum through the external auditory meatus (opposed to bone conduction).
  • air controller — a military person assigned to monitor, manage, etc. aircraft within a specified region
  • air equivalent — a measure of the effectiveness of a material in absorbing nuclear radiation, expressed as the thickness of an air layer (at 0° C and 1 atmosphere) causing the same absorption.
  • air stewardess — a stewardess on an airliner
  • air suspension — a type of suspension powered by a pump or compressor that pressurizes the air, intended to give a smooth ride
  • air-force blue — a greyish shade of blue that is the same colour as the uniform of the Royal Air Force and the air force of some other countries
  • air-fuel ratio — The air-fuel ratio or air-fuel delivery ratio is the ratio of air to fuel that is taken in by an engine.
  • air-raid siren — a device that sounds an alarm to warn people when an air raid is expected
  • air-sea rescue — an air rescue at sea
  • air-to-surface — launched from an aircraft and directed at a land target
  • airborne alert — a state of military alert wherein combat-equipped aircraft are flying and prepared for action.
  • airconditioned — Alternative spelling of air-conditioned.
  • airconditioner — Alternative form of air conditioner.
  • aircraftswoman — a woman holding a noncommissioned rank in the RAF.
  • airman's medal — a U.S. Air Force award for heroism, not involving combat, available to any member of the U.S. or friendly armed forces serving with the USAF.
  • airplane cloth — a strong, plain-weave cloth of linen or cotton, originally used for airplane wings
  • airport lounge — an area in an airport which has seats, and sometimes other services such as toilets and refreshments, and where passengers wait for their plane
  • airport police — a police unit dedicated to providing security at airports
  • airtsy-mairtsy — affected; effeminate
  • aladdin's cave — a place containing fabulous riches
  • alai mountains — mountain range in S Kyrgyzstan: highest peak, c. 19,500 ft (5,944 m)
  • alain-fournier — real name Henri-Alban Fournier. 1886–1914, French novelist; author of Le Grand Meaulnes (1913; translated as The Lost Domain, 1959)
  • alan m. turing — Alan Turing
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