9-letter words containing ant
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- antiwhite — hostile to White people
- antiwoman — hostile to women
- antiworld — a hypothetical or supposed world or universe composed of antimatter
- antlerite — an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antoninus — Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius.
- antonioni — Michelangelo (mikeˈlandʒelo). 1912–2007, Italian film director; his films include L'Avventura (1959), La Notte (1961), Blow-Up (1966), Zabriskie Point (1970), Beyond the Clouds (1995), and Just To Be Together (2002)
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- antshrike — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- antsiness — the quality of being antsy
- antwackie — old-fashioned
- appealant — Obsolete form of appellant.
- appellant — An appellant is someone who is appealing against a court's decision after they have been judged guilty of a crime.
- appendant — attached, affixed, or added
- applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- arrantest — Superlative form of arrant.
- arrestant — a substance that stops a chemical reaction
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- asemantic — not semantic
- aspectant — (of birds, fish, and animals other than beasts of prey) face to face; respectant.
- aspirants — Plural form of aspirant.
- assailant — Someone's assailant is a person who has physically attacked them.
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- astrantia — a hardy flowering plant from the genus Astrantia and family Apiaceae. It produces tiny flowers in the mid-summer months and dies back after flowering every year
- atlantean — of, relating to, or like Atlas; extremely strong
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- attenuant — causing dilution or thinness, esp of the blood
- axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
- bacchante — a priestess or female votary of Bacchus
- bacchants — Plural form of bacchant.
- bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
- bantustan — (formerly, in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people, with limited self-government; abolished in 1993
- bee plant — any of various plants much visited by bees for nectar and pollen
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power
- benignant — kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- blatantly — Blatantly is used to add emphasis when you are describing states or situations which you think are bad.
- brantford — a city in central Canada, in SW Ontario. Pop: 86 417 (2001)
- brilliant — A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- buoyantly — in a happy, confident manner
- byzantine — Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire.
- byzantium — an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day Istanbul
- cam plant — any plant that undergoes a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night
- cant hook — a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
- cantabank — an itinerant singer
- cantabile — (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
- cantabria — a province and autonomous community in N Spain
- cantalope — Misspelling of cantaloupe.