11-letter words containing a, n
- aboundingly — In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds; plentifully. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)).
- above-named — used in a text to refer back to a person or thing that has already been named
- aboveground — occurring, situated, etc. above or on the surface of the earth
- abranchiate — having no gills
- abridgement — a shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc., that still retains the basic contents: an abridgment of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
- abscessions — Plural form of abscession.
- abscondence — secret concealment or seclusion, or the action of absconding
- abscondment — An act of absconding or escaping.
- absente reo — in the absence of the defendant
- absenteeism — Absenteeism is the fact or habit of frequently being away from work or school, usually without a good reason.
- absentness' — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absolutions — Plural form of absolution.
- absorbingly — In an absorbing manner. (First attested in the mid 19th century.).
- absorptance — a measure of the ability of an object to absorb radiation, equal to the ratio of the absorbed radiant flux to the incident flux. For a layer of material the ratio of the flux absorbed between the entry and exit surfaces of the layer to the flux leaving the entry surface is the internal absorptance
- absorptions — Plural form of absorption.
- abstainment — (rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
- abstentions — Plural form of abstention.
- abstentious — an act or instance of abstaining.
- abstinently — in an abstinent manner
- abstracting — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- abstriction — the separation and release of a mature spore from a sporophore by the formation of a septum. This process occurs in some fungi
- abu hanifah — 700–67 ad, Muslim theologian and teacher of jurisprudence
- abusiveness — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- academician — An academician is a member of an academy, usually one which has been formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
- acadian owl — saw-whet owl
- acanthocyte — an abnormal red blood cell having spiny projections, found in the blood of persons with abetalipoproteinemia and certain malabsorption disorders.
- acanthodian — any small, spiny-finned, sharklike fish of the extinct order Acanthodii, from the Paleozoic Era.
- acanthology — the study of spines, as in sea urchins or certain spiny-headed worms, particularly as they relate to taxonomic classification.
- acaulescent — having no visible stem or a very short one
- accelerando — (to be performed) with increasing speed
- accelerants — Plural form of accelerant.
- accent mark — a mark used to indicate an accent, stress, etc., as for pronunciation or in musical notation. Compare diacritic (def 1).
- accentually — of or relating to accent or stress.
- accentuated — to give emphasis or prominence to.
- accentuates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accentuate.
- accentuator — Electronics. a circuit or network inserted to provide less loss or greater gain to certain frequencies in an audio spectrum, as a preemphasis spectrum.
- acceptances — a list of horses accepted as starters in a race
- acceptation — the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc
- acceptingly — in an accepting manner
- access land — (in England and Wales) areas of the countryside which are open to the public
- accessional — (rare) Pertaining to accession; additional - Sir T. Browne.
- accessioned — Simple past tense and past participle of accession.
- accidentals — Plural form of accidental.
- accipitrine — of, relating to, or resembling a hawk; rapacious
- acclamation — Acclamation is a noisy or enthusiastic expression of approval for someone or something.
- acclimating — Present participle of acclimate.
- acclimation — The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
- accompanied — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
- accompanier — Someone or something that accompanies.