9-letter words containing r, a
- abrasives — Plural form of abrasive.
- abreacted — Simple past tense and past participle of abreact.
- abridging — to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.
- abrogable — able to be abrogated
- abrogated — to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
- abrogates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate.
- abrogator — to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
- abrotanum — A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer.
- abrupting — Present participle of abrupt.
- abruption — a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass
- abs resin — a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene that is a tough, light, economical, heat- and stain-resistant plastic: used for telephones, boat hulls, and medical equipment.
- absconder — to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money.
- absorbant — Alternative spelling of absorbent.
- absorbate — a substance that has been absorbed, or is to be absorbed, into an absorbent
- absorbent — Absorbent material soaks up liquid easily.
- absorbers — Plural form of absorber.
- absorbing — An absorbing task or activity interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.
- abstainer — a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- abstracta — Plural form of abstractum.
- abstracts — Plural form of abstract.
- abstruser — (rare) Comparative form of abstruse.
- absurdism — the belief that life is meaningless and that all attempts to understand the universe are doomed to fail
- absurdist — An absurdist play or other work shows how absurd some aspect of society or human behaviour is.
- absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- acapsular — (botany): Having no capsule.
- acariasis — infestation of the hair follicles and skin with acarids, esp mites
- acaricide — any drug or formulation for killing acarids
- acaridian — any mite or tick belonging to the order Acarina
- acarnania — region on the W coast of ancient Greece
- acarology — the study of mites and ticks
- accepters — Plural form of accepter.
- acceptors — Plural form of acceptor.
- accessary — accessory
- accessors — Plural form of accessor.
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- accipiter — any hawk of the genus Accipiter, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- acclaimer — One who acclaims.
- accordant — in conformity or harmony
- accorders — Plural form of accorder.
- according — in proportion; in relation
- accordion — An accordion is a musical instrument in the shape of a fairly large box which you hold in your hands. You play the accordion by pressing keys or buttons on either side while moving the two sides together and apart. Accordions are used especially to play traditional popular music.
- accounter — A person providing an account of events.
- accourage — to give encouragement to
- accoutred — equipped or dressed in a particular way
- accoutres — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre.
- accredits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit.
- accresced — Simple past tense and past participle of accresce.
- accreting — Present participle of accrete.
- accretion — An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time.
- accretive — an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.