9-letter words containing a, s, t
- ambulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate.
- amenities — useful or pleasant facilities or services
- ameristic — not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- ames test — a method of preliminary screening for carcinogens, based on their ability to cause mutations in bacteria
- amethysts — Plural form of amethyst.
- amianthus — any of the fine silky varieties of asbestos
- ammonites — a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the Israelites
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- amnesties — Plural form of amnesty.
- 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.
- amputates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate.
- 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)
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- anacletus — flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- anacostia — a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- analities — Plural form of anality.
- analogist — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- analytics — the part of logic having to do with analyzing
- ananthous — (of higher plants) having no flowers
- anapaests — Plural form of anapaest.
- anapestic — a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- anaplasty — Surgery. reconstruction or restoration, especially by plastic surgery, of a lost or injured part.
- anaptyxis — the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- anastasia — Grand Duchess. 1901–?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her
- anastasis — the episode in Christian theology in which Jesus is believed to have descended into Hell, often referred to as the 'harrowing of Hell'
- anathemas — Plural form of anathema.
- anatomies — Plural form of anatomy.
- anatomise — to cut apart (an animal or plant) to show or examine the position, structure, and relation of the parts; display the anatomy of; dissect.
- anatomist — An anatomist is an expert in anatomy.
- ancestors — Plural form of ancestor.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- andesitic — relating to, or containing, andesite
- anecdotes — a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- anelastic — relating to anelasticity
- anestrous — not showing estrus.
- anglesite — a white or grey secondary mineral consisting of lead sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in lead-ore deposits and is a source of lead. Formula: PbSO4
- anglicist — an expert in or student of English literature or language
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
- angstroms — Plural form of angstrom.
- aniconist — a believer or follower of aniconism
- animalist — a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- animatics — Plural form of animatic.
- animatism — the belief that inanimate objects have consciousness
- animators — Plural form of animator.
- animistic — the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.