9-letter words containing it
- aperitivo — aperitif (sense 2), esp. any of those produced in Italy
- aphanitic — of or resembling aphanite
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- apparitor — an officer who summons witnesses and executes the orders of an ecclesiastical and (formerly) a civil court
- appetites — Plural form of appetite.
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- aptitudes — Plural form of aptitude.
- aquitaine — a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and medieval duchy. It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural
- aquitards — Plural form of aquitard.
- arability — the suitability of land for growing crops
- 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
- 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
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.
- argentite — a dark grey mineral that consists of silver sulphide, usually in cubic crystalline forms, and occurs in veins, often with native silver. It is found esp in Mexico, Nevada, and Saxony and is an important source of silver. Formula: Ag2S
- argillite — any argillaceous rock, esp a hardened mudstone
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- arteritis — inflammation of an artery
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- arthritis — Arthritis is a medical condition in which the joints in someone's body are swollen and painful.
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- asiderite — an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- asininity — the quality or state of being asinine; stupidity
- assay kit — equipment used to carry out an analysis, esp a determination of the amount of metal in an ore or the amounts of impurities in a precious metal
- assiduity — constant and close application
- assumpsit — (before 1875) an action to recover damages for breach of an express or implied contract or agreement that was not under seal
- atacamite — a mineral, green in colour, containing copper and present in Australia, Chile, and Cornwall
- atomicity — the state of being made up of atoms
- atonality — absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- attitudes — Plural form of attitude.
- attriting — Also, attrited. worn by rubbing or attrition.
- attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
- attritive — Causing attrition.
- attritted — to wear down (an opposing military force) by numerical superiority in troops or firepower.
- attuition — a way of mentally perceiving which is between human perception and animal sensation
- attuitive — characterized by attuition
- auditable — able to be audited
- auditions — Plural form of audition.
- auditoria — the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
- auditress — a female auditor
- auger bit — an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood.
- auschwitz — an industrial town in S Poland; site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Pop: 40 686 (2007 est)
- austenite — a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- austinite — (rare, mineral) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.