11-letter words containing n, i, s, a
- aquafitness — a keep-fit regime in which exercises are performed standing up in a swimming pool
- aquamarines — Plural form of aquamarine.
- aquanautics — the study or practice of undersea travel
- aquatintist — a person who creates aquatints
- arab spring — The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
- arabian sea — the NW part of the Indian Ocean, between Arabia and India
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archenemies — Plural form of archenemy.
- archnemesis — A chief nemesis.
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- armentieres — a town in N France: site of battles in both World Wars. Pop: 25 273 (1999)
- arminianism — a liberal Christian movement based on the doctrines of Jacobus Arminius, that stressed free will as opposed to Calvinistic predestination
- arrestation — the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- ars antiqua — the style of composition characteristic of the 13th century, especially in France.
- arsenicated — Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
- arsonphobia — Pyrophobia.
- artemisinin — a drug obtained from the plant genus Artemisia and used to treat malaria
- artisanship — the occupation or product of a craftsperson or artisan
- 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.
- as anything — You use as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
- ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
- ascensional — (astronomy) Relating to ascension.
- ascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- 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
- asciibonics — (chat) (From ASCII and Ebonics) A style of text communication in English which is most common on talk systems such as irc. Its notable characteristics are: Typing all in lowercase (and occasionally all in uppercase). Copious use of abbreviations of the sort "u" for "you" "1" for "one" (and therefore "some1" for "someone", "ne1" for "anyone"), "2" for "to", "r" for "are", etc. A general lack of punctuation, except for strings of question marks and exclamation marks. Common use of the idiom "m or f?", meant to elicit a statement of the listener's gender. Typical extended discourse in ASCIIbonics: "hey wasup ne1 want 2 cyber?" "m or f?" ASCIIbonics is similar to the way B1FF talked, although B1FF used more punctuation (lots more), and used all uppercase, rather than all lowercase. What's more, B1FF was only interested in warez, and so never asked "m or f?". It has been widely observed that some of the purest examples of ASCIIbonics come from non-native speakers of English. The phenomenon of ASCIIbonics predates by several years the use of the word "ASCIIbonics", as the word could only have been coined in or after late 1996, when "Ebonics" was first used in the US media to denote the US English dialects known in the linguistic literature as "Black Vernacular English".
- ascriptions — Plural form of ascription.
- 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.
- asperations — Plural form of asperation.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- asphyxiants — Plural form of asphyxiant.
- aspirations — a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition: intellectual aspirations.
- asplanchnic — having no gut
- asportation — the removal or taking away of something
- ass-kissing — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assassinate — When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.
- assentation — servile or hypocritical agreement
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assertation — An assertion, statement of opinion.
- assessingly — So as to assess.
- assignation — An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover.
- assignments — Plural form of assignment.
- assiniboine — a river in W Canada, rising in E Saskatchewan and flowing southeast and east to the Red River at Winnipeg. Length: over 860 km (500 miles)
- assistances — the act of assisting; help; aid; support.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- association — An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.
- assoilments — Plural form of assoilment.