10-letter words containing l
- arcimboldo — Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arctically — in an arctic manner
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- arcubalist — an arbalest
- areligious — unconcerned with or indifferent to religious matters.
- argelander — Friedrich Wilhelm August [free-drikh vil-helm ou-goo st] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1799–1875, German astronomer.
- argenteuil — a suburb of Paris, France, with a convent (656) that became famous when Héloïse was abbess (12th century). Pop: 103 250 (2008)
- argumental — That is based on arguments. Pertaining to arguments.
- aristology — the art of eating
- armadillos — Plural form of armadillo.
- armillaria — any of various fungi of the genus Armillaria, which are white-spored and cause wood rot. Many species are parasitic.
- armor-clad — covered with armor
- armorially — in an armorial manner
- armourless — having no armour
- aromatical — (rare) aromatic.
- arrestable — An arrestable offence is an offence that you can be arrested for.
- arrogantly — making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official.
- arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
- arsenolite — a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- art dealer — a person who buys and sells works of art
- art lining — a system for aligning type in which the baseline is established some distance above the bottom of the body to accommodate letters with unusually long descenders.
- art school — tertiary level college for students of art
- arteriolar — relating to arterioles or minuscule arteries
- arterioles — Plural form of arteriole.
- artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- arthralgia — pain in a joint
- arthralgic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from arthralgia.
- arthrodial — a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.
- articulacy — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulary — (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- artistical — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- aryballoid — relating to an aryballos
- aryl group — any organic group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of a hydrogen atom, as phenyl, C 6 H 5 −, from benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- arylamines — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- as a whole — If you refer to something as a whole, you are referring to it generally and as a single unit.
- as follows — You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or explanation.
- as long as — If you say that something is the case as long as or so long as something else is the case, you mean that it is only the case if the second thing is the case.
- as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
- as-told-to — (of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject.
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascendable — having the ability to be ascended
- ascendible — Capable of being ascended; climbable.
- ascii file — a file that uses the ASCII code
- ascribable — to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
- asexuality — Biology. having no sex or sexual organs. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.