9-letter words containing a, s, t, r
- affirmest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of affirm.
- afforests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest.
- aftercast — a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
- afterings — the last of the milk drawn from a cow in milking, which contains the richest milk
- aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last
- aftersale — (business) After the sale of a product.
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- agitators — a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause: The boss said he would fire any union agitators.
- agrements — amenities
- agrestial — inhabiting a rural area
- agterskot — the final payment to a farmer for crops
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history
- ahtisaari — Martti [mahr-ti] /ˈmɑr tɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1938, president of Finland 1994–2000.
- aigrettes — Plural form of aigrette.
- air blast — a jet of air produced mechanically.
- air frost — the deposition of ice condensed from water vapour in the atmosphere on the surface when the air temperature is below 0°C
- air hoist — a pneumatic hoist.
- air scout — a scout belonging to a scout troop that specializes in flying, gliding, etc
- air shaft — a shaft for ventilation, esp in a mine or tunnel
- air stack — stack (def 13).
- air twist — a serpentine motif within the stem of a goblet, produced by extending and twisting an air bubble during glass blowing.
- airbursts — Plural form of airburst.
- aircrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of aircraft.
- airstream — a wind, esp at a high altitude
- airstrike — a military attack involving aircraft
- airstrips — Plural form of airstrip.
- alabaster — Alabaster is a white stone that is used for making statues, vases, and ornaments.
- alarmists — Plural form of alarmist.
- albatross — An albatross is a very large white seabird.
- aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
- alertness — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- all sorts — All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.
- allergist — An allergist is a doctor who specializes in treating people with allergies.
- allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
- alphasort — to arrange in alphabetical order
- altarwise — in the position of an altar
- althusser — Louis. 1918–90, French Marxist philosopher, author of For Marx (1965) and Reading Capital (1965): committed to a mental hospital (1981) after killing his wife
- altruists — Plural form of altruist.
- alumroots — Plural form of alumroot.
- amaranths — Plural form of amaranth.
- amaterasu — the Japanese Shinto goddess personifying the sun.
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amoristic — relating to, or characteristic of, romantic love
- amorosity — a loving feeling
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize.
- amsterdam — the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.