13-letter words containing a, b
- antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
- antiobscenity — opposed to or working to combat obscenity
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antisubmarine — (of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
- any number of — several or many
- anzac biscuit — a sweet biscuit containing oats, coconut, and syrup
- apalachee bay — inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, on the NW coast of Florida
- appealability — an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- apple blossom — the blossom of an apple tree
- apple-pie bed — a way of making a bed so as to prevent the person from entering it
- applicability — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- appreciatable — (chiefly,esthetics) That can be appreciated or enjoyed.
- apprehendable — That can be apprehended.
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
- arab-american — a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.
- arabian camel — a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia
- arabian horse — one of a breed of horses, raised originally in Arabia and adjacent countries, noted for intelligence, grace, and speed.
- arabian senna — a tropical leguminous plant, Cassia angustifolia, having yellow flowers and long pods
- arabicization — the gradual change of a culture into one that incorporates Arab culture and/or speaks Arabic
- arable farmer — a farmer who grows arable crops
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- arachniphobia — Alternative form of arachnophobia.
- arachnophobia — an abnormal fear of spiders
- arachnophobic — an abnormal or pathological fear of spiders.
- arbitrariness — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
- arbitrational — relating to, involving, or resulting from arbitration
- arboriculture — the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber
- archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
- archbishopric — the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop
- archebacteria — Plural form of archebacterium.
- archie bunker — a poorly educated blue-collar worker, holding ultraconservative, racist, and male-chauvinist opinions.
- argand burner — a gas or oil burner designed to let air flow inside and outside a cylindrical wick
- arithmophobia — the fear of numbers
- armed robbery — a robbery that is carried out by people carrying guns
- armored cable — an electric cable having a metal protective covering
- armour-bearer — a retainer who carried the arms or armour of a warrior
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- aschaffenburg — a city in Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814. Pop: 68 607 (2003 est)
- ascorbic acid — Ascorbic acid is another name for vitamin C.
- ass backwards — in an order or way reverse from the usual: You've sewn the sleeve on assbackwards.
- ass-backwards — of or in a way that is particularly contrary to the usual way, confusing, etc.
- assembly code — assembly language
- assembly hall — a very large room used to hold public meetings, to stage shows, etc
- assembly line — An assembly line is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished.
- assembly room — a room used as a public place of entertainment, usually dating from the eighteenth or nineteenth century
- assembly time — the time required for a computer to translate symbolic computer language into machine-language instructions.
- assemblywoman — In the United States, an assemblywoman is a female elected member of an assembly of people who make decisions and laws.