10-letter words starting with a
- alcheringa — (often initial capital letter) dreamtime.
- alchymists — Plural form of alchymist.
- alcibiades — 450–404 bc, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)
- alcoholate — any of a class of compounds, analogous to hydrates, containing chemically combined alcohol, as chloral alcoholate, C 4 Cl 3 H 7 O 2 .
- alcoholics — Plural form of alcoholic.
- alcoholise — Alternative spelling of alcoholize.
- alcoholism — People who suffer from alcoholism cannot stop drinking large quantities of alcohol.
- alcoholize — to turn into alcoholic drink, as by fermenting or mixing with alcohol
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldermanly — pompous
- aldermanry — the district, office, or rank of an alderman.
- alderwoman — (in England and Wales until 1974) one of the senior female members of a local council, elected by other councillors
- alderwomen — Plural form of alderwoman.
- aldis lamp — a portable lamp used to transmit Morse code
- aldohexose — any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- ale conner — a local official appointed to examine the measure and quality of ale, beer, and bread
- aleixandre — Vicente (viˈθɛnte). 1898–1984, Spanish poet, whose collections include La destrucción o el amor (1935; Destruction or Love): Nobel prize for literature 1977
- aleph-null — the smallest infinite cardinal number; the cardinal number of the set of positive integers
- alessandra — a female given name, Italian form of Alexandra.
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexanders — a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
- alexandria — the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- alexicacus — an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.
- alfonso vi — died 1109, king of Léon (1065–1109) and of Castile (1072–1109). He appointed his vassal, the Spanish hero El Cid, ruler of Valencia
- algebraist — an expert in algebra.
- alger hiss — Alger, 1904–96, U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950–54.
- algerienne — a brightly striped woolen fabric used for tents, awnings, curtains, etc.
- algol 68-r — (language) A restriction of ALGOL 68 permitting one-pass compilation, developed at the Royal Signals Radar Establishment, Malvern, Worcester, UK in April 1970.
- algol 68rs — (language) An extension of ALGOL 68 supporting function closures by the Royal Signals Radar Establishment, Malvern UK. It has been ported to Multics and VAX/VMS.
- algolagnia — a perversion in which sexual pleasure is gained from the experience or infliction of pain
- algolagnic — Of or relating to algolagnia.
- algologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- algonquian — a family of North American Indian languages whose speakers ranged over an area stretching from the Atlantic between Newfoundland and Delaware to the Rocky Mountains, including Micmac, Mahican, Ojibwa, Fox, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Shawnee. Some linguists relate it to Muskogean in a Macro-Algonquian phylum
- algophilia — Pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.
- algophobia — an acute fear of experiencing or witnessing bodily pain
- algorithim — (spelling) It's spelled "algorithm".
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alice band — an ornamental band worn across the front of the hair to hold it back from the face
- alice blue — a pale grayish-blue color.
- alice paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- alienating — Present participle of alienate.
- alienation — a turning away; estrangement
- alienative — the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alightment — a descent or dismount, normally from a mode of transport