11-letter words containing a, p, o, i
- aposiopeses — Plural form of aposiopesis.
- aposiopesis — the device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of a sentence as if unwilling to continue
- aposiopetic — Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
- apostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostatize.
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apostleship — the position or duty of an apostle
- apostolical — Apostolic.
- apostrophic — a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.
- apotheosise — Alternative spelling of apotheosize.
- apotheosize — to deify
- apotropaism — the use of ritual or magic to ward off evil or bad luck
- apparations — Plural form of apparation.
- apparitions — Plural form of apparition.
- appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- applicators — Plural form of applicator.
- applicatory — suitable for application
- appointable — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportioner — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- appositions — Plural form of apposition.
- appositives — Plural form of appositive.
- apprecation — (obsolete) Earnest prayer; devout wish.
- appreciator — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appressoria — a flattened and thickened tip of a hyphal branch, formed by some parasitic fungi, that facilitates penetration of the host plant.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- approbation — Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
- appropinque — to approach
- appropriacy — the condition of delicate and precise fittingness of a word or expression to its context, even when it is chosen from a number of close synonyms
- appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- approvingly — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- approximant — an articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative.
- approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
- apricot jam — a sweet preserve made from apricots
- aprioristic — belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.
- apron piece — (in a staircase) a header receiving the ends of rough strings, carriage pieces, and the joists of landings.
- arabidopsis — Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis.
- archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- arctophilia — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- areographic — relating to areography
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- arsonphobia — Pyrophobia.
- artophorion — pyx (def 1a).
- ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.