12-letter words containing a, d
- arctic daisy — a daisy, Chrysanthemum arcticum, of arctic regions, having asterlike heads of white or lilac flowers.
- arden-arcade — suburb of Sacramento, in central Calif.: pop. 96,000
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- aria da capo — an operatic aria in three sections with the first and third sections alike and the middle section contrasting.
- armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
- armed forces — The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
- armor-plated — An armor-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- armored rope — rope made of wire-wrapped hempen strands that is used in salvage work.
- armoured car — a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance
- around about — Around about means approximately.
- arrival date — Your arrival date is the date that you are expected to come to a hotel or other location.
- arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
- arterialized — Simple past tense and past participle of arterialize.
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- artiodactyls — Plural form of artiodactyl.
- arts student — a person studying an arts subject
- aschoff body — any of the spindleshaped nodules found in heart tissue and associated with the myocarditis of rheumatic fever.
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- ass-backward — the wrong way round; back to front; in the opposite order to what is considered normal
- assassinated — Simple past tense and past participle of assassinate.
- assbackwards — in an order or way reverse from the usual: You've sewn the sleeve on assbackwards.
- assortedness — the position of being sorted, grouped or harmonized with, well or badly, or provided with a good or bad assortment or mixture
- assumed bond — a bond issued by one corporation and assumed as an obligation by another.
- assumed name — If you do something under an assumed name, you do it using a name that is not your real name.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
- atharva-veda — the fourth and latest Veda, largely consisting of priestly spells and incantations
- attendedness — The state or quality of being attended.
- attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
- attitudinous — (informal) Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- audio-visual — Audio-visual equipment and materials involve both recorded sound and pictures.
- audiological — Of, or pertaining to, audiology, or the study of hearing.
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- audiovisuals — Plural form of audiovisual.
- auditorially — Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
- austenitized — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- autodidactic — a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
- autoxidation — oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
- avoidability — The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
- award-winner — person or thing that wins an award
- axe-murderer — someone who commits murderer with an axe