14-letter words containing nt
- anal-retentive — having an anal character.
- ancient lights — the legal right to receive, by a particular window or windows, adequate and unobstructed daylight
- ancient regime — ancien régime.
- ancient wisdom — pre-Christian knowledge, philosophy, and beliefs
- anglican chant — a harmonized, strictly metrical chant to which canticles, psalms, and other liturgical texts are sung in the Anglican Church.
- antagonistical — Alternative form of antagonistic.
- antagonization — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
- antarctic zone — the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- antediluvially — in antediluvian times, in times before the Flood
- antenatal care — the medical care that women receive when they are pregnant
- antennal gland — green gland.
- anterior tooth — a tooth in the front of the mouth; an incisor or cuspid.
- anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
- anthologically — In the manner of an anthology.
- anthony dollar — a cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to one dollar, bearing a portrait of Susan B. Anthony on its obverse: first issued in 1979.
- anthropography — the study of human geography and variation; ethnography
- anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
- anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anthropopathic — Of or relating to anthropopathy.
- anthropophagus — A cannibal, especially in legends or fables.
- anthropophobia — the fear of people and human companionship
- anthropophobic — relating to the fear of people and human companionship
- anthropophuism — the attribution of human qualities to gods
- anthroposphere — noosphere.
- anti bolshevik — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
- anti-alcoholic — opposition to excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- anti-apartheid — opposed to apartheid
- anti-authority — demonstrating a rejection of authority
- anti-bacterial — destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
- anti-ballistic — designed to detect, intercept, or destroy ballistic missiles: an antiballistic missile.
- anti-bolshevik — a person who is opposed to Bolshevism
- anti-bourgeois — opposed to anyone or anything considered bourgeois
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- anti-communist — a person who is opposed to Communism
- anti-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- anti-desiccant — a substance or material applied to a plant, as by spraying, to inhibit moisture loss during transplanting.
- anti-diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- anti-dogmatism — dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.
- anti-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- anti-fertility — of or relating to a substance that inhibits the ability to produce offspring; contraceptive.
- anti-formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- anti-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- anti-infective — of or relating to a substance used in the treatment of an infection.
- anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- anti-oxidizing — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
- anti-smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- anti-socialist — a person who opposes socialism.
- anti-sociality — unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy.