11-letter words starting with an
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- ankle biter — a child
- ankle joint — the joint made by the two leg bones (the tibia and the fibula) and the talus
- ankle strap — a strap attached at the back of a shoe that goes round the ankle
- ankle-biter — small child, toddler
- anklewarmer — A small garment, most commonly made from wool, that covers the ankle and parts of the lower leg.
- annabergite — a rare green secondary mineral consisting of hydrated nickel arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2.8H2O
- anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- anne sexton — Anne (Harvey) 1928–74, U.S. poet.
- annexations — Plural form of annexation.
- annihilable — that can be annihilated
- annihilated — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
- annihilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annihilate.
- annihilator — a person or thing that annihilates.
- anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
- anno domini — advancing old age
- annonaceous — belonging to the plant family Annonaceae.
- annotations — Plural form of annotation.
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- annual wage — a provision in a contract with an employer guaranteeing the employee a minimum income or work over a period of one year.
- annulations — Plural form of annulation.
- annunciated — Simple past tense and past participle of annunciate.
- annunciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate.
- annunciator — a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
- anodization — the action of electroplating a metal with an ornamental or protecting layer of oxide
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- anomalously — deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
- anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.
- anonymities — Plural form of anonymity.
- anonymizers — Plural form of anonymizer.
- anonymosity — (rare) The state of being anonymous.
- anonymously — without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
- anorthosite — a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar
- anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
- anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
- ansi z39.50 — (networking, standard) Information Retrieval Service Definition and Protocol Specification for Library Applications, officially known as ANSI/NISO Z39.50-1992, and ANSI/NISO Z39.50-1995. This standard, used by WAIS, specifies an OSI application layer service to allow an application on one computer to query a database on another. Z39.50 is used in libraries and for searching some databases on the Internet. The US Library of Congress is the official maintanence agency for Z39.50.
- anson jones — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- answerbacks — Plural form of answerback.
- answerphone — An answerphone is a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out.
- antagonised — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonise.
- antagonises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antagonise.
- antagonisms — Plural form of antagonism.
- antagonists — Plural form of antagonist.
- antagonized — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonize.
- antagonizer — a person who antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry. Compare antagonist.
- antagonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antagonize.
- antalkaline — neutralizing an alkali or counteracting alkalinity
- antatrophic — preventing or curing atrophy.
- ante-mortem — (esp in legal or medical contexts) before death