11-letter words containing l, i, s
- apologising — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- 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.
- appeasingly — in an appeasing manner
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- applicators — Plural form of applicator.
- appraisable — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- aquarellist — (arts) An artist who paints aquarelles.
- arachis oil — peanut oil.
- araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- arctic seal — rabbit fur that has been sheared and dyed to simulate sealskin.
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- argyllshire — (until 1975) a county of W Scotland, part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute
- aristoteles — a walled plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- arse licker — a person who curries favour
- arthralgias — Plural form of arthralgia.
- articulates — Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
- artilleries — Plural form of artillery.
- artillerist — a person who uses or is a member of the artillery
- aru islands — a group of islands in Indonesia, in the SW Moluccas. Area: about 8500 sq km (3300 sq miles)
- arylamines' — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
- ascensional — (astronomy) Relating to ascension.
- ascetically — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- aschelminth — in some systems of classification, any of a phylum (Aschelminthes) of wormlike animals, including rotifers, gastrotrichs, gordian worms, and nematodes: these animals are usually considered to be in separate phyla
- aseptically — in a non-putrefying manner
- ashen light — a faint glow visible on the unlit side of the planet Venus in its crescent phase.
- ashlar line — a horizontal line, indicated at a building site with a taut string, that corresponds to the exterior surface plane of a masonry wall.
- aspergillum — a brush or perforated container for sprinkling holy water
- aspergillus — any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae
- asplanchnic — having no gut
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assertively — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- assessingly — So as to assess.
- assessorial — a person who makes assessments, especially for purposes of taxation.
- assiduously — constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
- assimilable — capable of being assimilated.
- assimilated — Simple past tense and past participle of assimilate.
- assimilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assimilate.
- assimilator — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assimulated — Simple past tense and past participle of assimulate.
- assimulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assimulate.
- assoilments — Plural form of assoilment.
- assyriology — the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria
- astatically — unstable; unsteady.
- asthmatical — Dated form of asthmatic.