9-letter words containing al
- analogist — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- analogize — to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
- analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
- analogues — Plural form of analogue.
- analysand — any person who is undergoing psychoanalysis
- analysing — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analytics — the part of logic having to do with analyzing
- analyzers — Plural form of analyzer.
- analyzing — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anaphoral — relating to the prayer of oblation and consecration performed during Holy Communion
- anarchial — characterized by anarchy or political confusion
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- ancipital — flattened and having two edges
- andalusia — a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization; it became an autonomous region in 1981. Area: about 87 280 sq km (33 700 sq miles)
- anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
- angelical — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- animalian — any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- animalier — a painter or sculptor of animal subjects, esp a member of a group of early 19th-century French sculptors who specialized in realistic figures of animals, usually in bronze
- animalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of animalize.
- animalism — satisfaction of or preoccupation with physical matters; sensuality
- animalist — a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- animality — the animal side of man, as opposed to the intellectual or spiritual
- animalize — to rouse to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- annalists — Plural form of annalist.
- annandale — suburb of Washington, D.C., in NE Va.: pop. 55,000
- annealing — Annealing is the process of heating a metal or alloy to a temperature below its melting point in order to make it softer.
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annualize — to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- antalkali — a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp one used to treat alkalosis
- antenatal — Antenatal means relating to the medical care of women when they are expecting a baby.
- antialien — relating to the prevention of foreign animal or plant species from becoming established
- antically — in a ludicrous or grotesque manner
- antidotal — a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- antimoral — Opposing or countering moral behaviour.
- antinodal — the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- antipapal — opposed to the pope
- antipedal — (in a mollusk) located opposite the foot.
- antipodal — of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
- antiroyal — opposed to the monarchy
- antiviral — inhibiting the growth of viruses
- apertural — relating to aperture or an aperture
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- appalment — The state of being appalled or alarmed.
- appaloosa — a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump