10-letter words containing a, n, u
- aquatinted — Simple past tense and past participle of aquatint.
- aquatinter — a person who creates aquatints
- aquilinity — the state of being aquiline
- araucanian — a South American Indian language; thought to be an isolated branch of the Penutian phylum, spoken in Chile and W Argentina
- araucarian — related to or belonging to the genus Araucaria
- arbutamine — Lb pharmaceutical drug A cardiac stimulant drug.
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- argenteous — silvery.
- argenteuil — a suburb of Paris, France, with a convent (656) that became famous when Héloïse was abbess (12th century). Pop: 103 250 (2008)
- argumental — That is based on arguments. Pertaining to arguments.
- argumentum — an argument
- arguteness — acuteness of mind
- art runner — an art dealer who acts as a broker by introducing prospective buyers and sellers.
- artesunate — (medicine) A drug, of the artemisinin group, used to treat malaria.
- artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- ascogenous — of, relating to, or producing asci.
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- ask around — If you ask around or ask round, you ask several people a question.
- assaulting — Present participle of assault.
- assumingly — in a presuming manner
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- assurances — Plural form of assurance.
- assuringly — In an assuring manner.
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- astronauts — Plural form of astronaut.
- astuteness — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- athanasius — Saint. ?296–373 ad, patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism. Feast day: May 2
- athenaeums — Plural form of athenaeum.
- attainture — attainder
- attenuable — Capable of being attenuated.
- attenuated — An attenuated object is unusually long and thin.
- attenuates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attenuate.
- attenuator — any device designed to reduce the power of a wave or electrical signal without distorting it
- attunement — an attuning or act of making harmonious
- au courant — up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs
- au naturel — naked; nude
- aubergines — Plural form of aubergine.
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- auctioning — Present participle of auction.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- auditioned — Simple past tense and past participle of audition.
- auditionee — a person who competes or takes part in an audition.
- auditioner — a person who attends an audition
- aufklarung — the Enlightenment, esp in Germany
- augmenting — to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase: His salary is augmented by a small inheritance.
- auguration — The practice of augury.
- augustness — inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
- aunt sally — a figure of an old woman's head, typically with a clay pipe, used in fairgrounds and fêtes as a target for balls or other objects