9-letter words containing r
- abnegator — (rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects. (From Mid 17th century.).
- abnormity — lack of normality; a deviation from the usual or typical
- abnormous — abnormal; irregular or misshapen
- aboardage — collision between two vessels meeting side-on or at a slight angle.
- abolisher — Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes. (First attested from the mid 17th century.).
- aborigine — Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
- abortions — Plural form of abortion.
- abortment — (obsolete) Abortion. (Attested from the early 17th century until the late 19th century.).
- abortuary — a place where abortions are carried out
- abortuses — immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.
- aboudikro — the wood of a sapele.
- above par — If a bond or stock is priced above par, it is trading for more than its face value.
- abradable — capable of being abraded
- abrasions — Plural form of abrasion.
- abrasives — Plural form of abrasive.
- abreacted — Simple past tense and past participle of abreact.
- abridging — to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.
- abrogable — able to be abrogated
- abrogated — to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
- abrogates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate.
- abrogator — to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
- abrotanum — A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer.
- abrupting — Present participle of abrupt.
- abruption — a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass
- abs resin — a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene that is a tough, light, economical, heat- and stain-resistant plastic: used for telephones, boat hulls, and medical equipment.
- absconder — to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money.
- absorbant — Alternative spelling of absorbent.
- absorbate — a substance that has been absorbed, or is to be absorbed, into an absorbent
- absorbent — Absorbent material soaks up liquid easily.
- absorbers — Plural form of absorber.
- absorbing — An absorbing task or activity interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.
- abstainer — a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- abstracta — Plural form of abstractum.
- abstracts — Plural form of abstract.
- abstruser — (rare) Comparative form of abstruse.
- absurdism — the belief that life is meaningless and that all attempts to understand the universe are doomed to fail
- absurdist — An absurdist play or other work shows how absurd some aspect of society or human behaviour is.
- absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- acapsular — (botany): Having no capsule.
- acariasis — infestation of the hair follicles and skin with acarids, esp mites
- acaricide — any drug or formulation for killing acarids
- acaridian — any mite or tick belonging to the order Acarina
- acarnania — region on the W coast of ancient Greece
- acarology — the study of mites and ticks
- accepters — Plural form of accepter.
- acceptors — Plural form of acceptor.
- accessary — accessory
- accessors — Plural form of accessor.
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- accipiter — any hawk of the genus Accipiter, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail