9-letter words containing li
- analities — Plural form of anality.
- anatolian — of or relating to Anatolia or its inhabitants
- angelical — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicas — Plural form of angelica.
- angelique — a female given name.
- anglicise — (transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
- anglicism — a word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to the English language, esp as spoken in England
- anglicist — an expert in or student of English literature or language
- anglicize — If you anglicize something, you change it so that it resembles or becomes part of the English language or English culture.
- anglified — (sometimes lowercase) to Anglicize.
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- animalian — any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- animalier — a painter or sculptor of animal subjects, esp a member of a group of early 19th-century French sculptors who specialized in realistic figures of animals, usually in bronze
- animalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of animalize.
- animalism — satisfaction of or preoccupation with physical matters; sensuality
- animalist — a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- animality — the animal side of man, as opposed to the intellectual or spiritual
- animalize — to rouse to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- annalists — Plural form of annalist.
- annapolis — the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)
- annealing — Annealing is the process of heating a metal or alloy to a temperature below its melting point in order to make it softer.
- annelidan — Of or pertaining to the annelids.
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annualize — to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year
- annulling — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- antalkali — a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp one used to treat alkalosis
- anthelion — a faint halo sometimes seen in polar or high altitude regions around the shadow of an object cast onto a thick cloud bank or fog
- antialien — relating to the prevention of foreign animal or plant species from becoming established
- anticline — a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crest
- anticling — of a nature that prevents clothes from clinging
- antielite — opposed to elitism
- antihelix — the rounded piece of cartilage inside the outer rim (helix) of the ear; anthelix
- antilifer — a person in favour of abortion
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- appealing — Someone or something that is appealing is pleasing and attractive.
- appliable — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
- applicate — applied practicably
- appliqued — Appliqued shapes or fabric are formed from pieces of fabric which are stitched on to clothes or larger pieces of cloth.
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- apronlike — resembling an apron
- apse line — the major axis of an elliptical orbit.
- aquaholic — Addicted to water.
- arability — the suitability of land for growing crops
- arc light — Arc lights are a type of very bright electric light.