10-letter words containing a, s
- airstreams — Plural form of airstream.
- airstrikes — Plural form of airstrike.
- aisi steel — any steel made to conform to the standard chemical compositions generally accepted by the U.S. steel industry and its principal customers.
- aisle seat — a seat, esp on a plane, situated at the end of a row, adjacent to the aisle
- aktyubinsk — city in W Kazakhstan: pop. 248,000
- alabastron — a jar characteristically having an elongated shape, narrow neck, flat-rimmed mouth, and rounded base requiring a stand or support, chiefly used for fragrant ointments.
- alabastrum — alabastron.
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- alaska cod — a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.
- albescence — becoming white; whitish.
- albigenses — members of a Manichean sect that flourished in S France from the 11th to the 13th century
- albinistic — Of or pertaining to albinism.
- albondigas — Small meatballs, prepared in the Mexican, Spanish, or South American way.
- albuminose — Alternative form of albuminous.
- albuminous — of or containing albumin
- alchemists — Plural form of alchemist.
- alchymists — Plural form of alchymist.
- alcibiades — 450–404 bc, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)
- alcoholics — Plural form of alcoholic.
- alcoholise — Alternative spelling of alcoholize.
- alcoholism — People who suffer from alcoholism cannot stop drinking large quantities of alcohol.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- aldis lamp — a portable lamp used to transmit Morse code
- aldohexose — any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- alessandra — a female given name, Italian form of Alexandra.
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexanders — a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- alexicacus — an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.
- alfonso vi — died 1109, king of Léon (1065–1109) and of Castile (1072–1109). He appointed his vassal, the Spanish hero El Cid, ruler of Valencia
- algebraist — an expert in algebra.
- alger hiss — Alger, 1904–96, U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950–54.
- algol 68rs — (language) An extension of ALGOL 68 supporting function closures by the Royal Signals Radar Establishment, Malvern UK. It has been ported to Multics and VAX/VMS.
- algologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alignments — Plural form of alignment.
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- aliterates — Plural form of aliterate.
- alkahestic — of or relating to the alkahest
- all at sea — You can say that someone is all at sea when they are in a state of confusion or uncertainty.
- all smiles — If you say that someone is all smiles, you mean that they look very happy, often when they have previously been worried or upset about something.
- all square — mutually clear of all debts or obligations
- all thumbs — clumsy
- all-comers — You use all-comers to refer to everyone who wants to take part in an activity, especially a competition.
- all-elbows — (jargon) Said of a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) mess-dos program, such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities that circulate on BBS systems: unsociable. Used to describe a program that rudely steals the resources that it needs without considering that other TSRs may also be resident. One particularly common form of rudeness is lock-up due to programs fighting over the keyboard interrupt.
- all-seater — An all-seater stadium has enough seats for all the audience, rather than having some areas without seats where people stand.