10-letter words containing an
- annualised — to calculate for or as for an entire year: Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.
- annualized — to calculate for or as for an entire year: Investors earned an annualized rate of seven percent paid quarterly.
- annuitants — Plural form of annuitant.
- annulation — the formation of rings
- annunciate — to announce
- anode glow — the luminous region between the positive column and the anode dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- anodically — In an anodic manner.
- anoestrous — anestrous.
- anogenital — Of or relating to the anus and genitals.
- anointment — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anonymised — Simple past tense and past participle of anonymise.
- anonymized — carried out or organized in such a way as to preserve anonymity
- anonymizer — (Internet) A software tool that attempts to make a user's Internet activity untraceable by acting as a proxy.
- anonymouse — (informal) a person who posts to an online forum, or otherwise distributes information anonymously.
- anopheline — (of mosquitoes) belonging to the genus Anopheles, which carries malaria
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anorexiant — a substance, as a drug, for causing loss of appetite.
- anorgasmia — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- anovulants — Plural form of anovulant.
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- anseriform — (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- answer for — If you have to answer for something bad or wrong you have done, you are punished for it.
- answerable — If you are answerable to someone, you have to report to them and explain your actions.
- answerback — a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.
- answerless — not having or offering an answer
- ant-thrush — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Formicarius.
- antagonise — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- antagonize — If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.
- antarctica — a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
- antebellum — of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- antedating — An example or instance of a word, phrase, etc., at a date earlier than previously known or recorded.
- antemedial — Lb entomology Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
- antemedian — Alternative form of antemedial.
- antemortem — made or done just before one's death
- antennifer — a pivotal projection at the rim of an antennal socket.
- antennular — having antennules or similar appendages
- antenumber — a number that immediately precedes another: Three is the antenumber of four.
- antepartum — of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
- antepenult — the third last syllable in a word
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- anteverted — to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
- anthemwise — alternately
- antheridia — a male reproductive structure producing gametes, occurring in ferns, mosses, fungi, and algae.