11-letter words containing ab
- amalgamable — that can be amalgamated
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
- ametabolous — without metamorphosis
- amiableness — The state or quality of being amiable.
- amicability — characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
- amortizable — 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.
- amplifiable — Capable of being amplified.
- analphabete — illiterate person
- anchor baby — a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.
- annabergite — a rare green secondary mineral consisting of hydrated nickel arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2.8H2O
- annihilable — that can be annihilated
- anti-rabies — an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- applaudable — worthy of being applauded
- applaudably — in an applaudable manner
- appointable — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appraisable — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciable — An appreciable amount or effect is large enough to be important or clearly noticed.
- appreciably — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- arab league — the league of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to further cultural, economic, military, political, and social cooperation
- arab legion — a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
- 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.
- arab street — public opinion in the Arab world
- arabian sea — the NW part of the Indian Ocean, between Arabia and India
- arabidopsis — Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- arabization — transfer to Arab control
- arrangeable — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
- articulable — having the ability to be articulated
- assimilable — capable of being assimilated.
- atrabiliary — Of or relating to black bile.
- atrabilious — irritable
- attemptable — Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
- attractable — Able to be attracted.
- augmentable — Capable of being augmented or increased.
- automatable — able to be done by machines without human action
- babassu oil — a yellow oil expressed or extracted from babassu nuts, used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps and cosmetics and as a cooking oil.
- babelicious — (of a woman) sexually very attractive.
- baby boomer — A baby boomer is someone who was born during a baby boom, especially during the years after the end of the Second World War.
- baby broker — an adoption service, esp on the internet
- baby lotion — a skin lotion for babies
- baby shower — gift-giving party for unborn baby
- baby sister — a younger sister
- baby-boomer — a person born during a baby boom, especially one born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965.
- baby-minder — a person who is paid to look after other people's babies or very young children
- baby-mother — a young mother who has been abandoned by the baby's father just before or after the birth
- baby-scales — scales used for weighing babies
- baby-sitter — a person who takes care of a child or children while the parents are out
- baby-walker — a light frame on casters or wheels to help a baby learn to walk
- babyboomers — Plural form of babyboomer.