9-letter words containing ar
- antiquark — the antiparticle of a quark
- antiquary — An antiquary is a person who studies the past, or who collects or buys and sells old and valuable objects.
- antiradar — (of a missile or other weapon) designed to destroy radar detection equipment
- antishark — designed to protect against shark attacks
- antisolar — facing in the opposite direction to the sun
- apartheid — Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.
- apartment — An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building.
- apartness — the quality of being apart
- apiarists — Plural form of apiarist.
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- appareled — Simple past tense and past participle of apparel.
- apparitor — an officer who summons witnesses and executes the orders of an ecclesiastical and (formerly) a civil court
- appearers — Plural form of appearer.
- appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- applecart — a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
- aquaboard — a board that can be used to ride on water
- aquarelle — a method of watercolour painting in transparent washes
- aquarists — Plural form of aquarist.
- aquariums — Plural form of aquarium.
- aquarobic — pertaining to exercises performed standing up in a swimming pool
- aquitards — Plural form of aquitard.
- arabesque — An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
- arabicize — to make or become Arab
- arability — the suitability of land for growing crops
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- aracatuba — a city in SE Brazil.
- arachidic — of or derived from arachidic acid.
- arachnids — Plural form of arachnid.
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
- arago man — the skeletal remains of Homo erectus of the middle Pleistocene Epoch found in a cave in the French Pyrenees.
- aragonese — a native or inhabitant of Aragon
- aragonite — a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- araneidan — related to or belonging to the araneid
- arapaimas — Plural form of arapaima.
- arational — Not based on or governed by reason.
- araucania — a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians
- araucaria — any tree of the coniferous genus Araucaria of South America, Australia, and Polynesia, such as the monkey puzzle and bunya-bunya
- arbalests — Plural form of arbalest.
- arbitrage — In finance, arbitrage is the activity of buying shares or currency in one financial market and selling it at a profit in another.
- arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
- arbitrate — When someone in authority arbitrates between two people or groups who are in dispute, they consider all the facts and make an official decision about who is right.
- arbitress — a female arbitrator
- arbitrium — the power to decide
- arbor day — a tree-planting day observed individually by the states of the U.S., usually in spring
- arboreous — thickly wooded; having many trees
- arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
- arborists — Plural form of arborist.
- arborized — Simple past tense and past participle of arborize.
- arboviral — caused by an arbovirus
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks