10-letter words containing an
- analysis's — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- analysises — Misconstruction of analyses.
- analytical — An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
- analytique — an elevation drawing of a façade, surrounded by a decorative arrangement composed of drawings of the important details and sometimes a plan or section of the façade.
- analyzable — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anammelech — one of the gods worshiped by the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anandamide — a naturally occurring endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter found in the brains of mammals and in small quantities in the cocoa bean
- anaplastic — of or relating to anaplasia
- anapodoton — (uncountable, rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.
- anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
- anarchists — Plural form of anarchist.
- anarthrous — having no joints or articulated limbs
- anastigmat — a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
- anastomose — to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- anathemata — dedicatory gifts offered to gods
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- anatomists — Plural form of anatomist.
- anatomized — Simple past tense and past participle of anatomize.
- anatomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize.
- anatropous — (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall
- anaxagoras — ?500–428 bc, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence
- anaximenes — 6th century bc, Greek philosopher who believed air to be the primary substance
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchoritic — of or relating to an anchorite
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anchylosis — (anatomy, medicine) alternative spelling of ankylosis.
- ancilliary — Misspelling of ancillary.
- ancipitous — Alternative form of ancipital.
- and a half — When you use an expression such as a problem and a half or a meal and a half, you are emphasizing that your reaction to it is either very favourable or very unfavourable.
- andalucian — from or relating to Andalusía
- andalusian — from or relating to Andalusia
- andalusite — a grey, pink, or brown hard mineral consisting of aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is used as a refractory and as a gemstone. Formula: Al2SiO5
- andamanese — Also, Andaman. Also called Andaman Islander. a member of a physically distinctive people that comprise the indigenous population of the Andaman Islands.
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androcracy — social and political rule by men.
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- androgynal — Androgynous.
- androgynes — Plural form of androgyne.
- andromache — the wife of Hector