14-Letter Words Containing A

1. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

1. the discipline that studies the principles of transmitting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)

1. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

2. the act of moving something from one location to another

1. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

2. the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect

1. of or relating to or responsible for administration

1. a person who represents others

2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

1. the basic structure or features of a system or organization

2. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

1. the act of designating or identifying something

2. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

1. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

2. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

1. a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

2. a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

1. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

2. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

1. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

2. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

1. the restoration of someone to a useful place in society

2. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

1. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

2. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

1. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

2. validating the authenticity of something or someone

1. a qualitative change

2. (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

1. of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists

2. of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment

1. of or relating to an organization

1. of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup

2. sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

1. responsibility to someone or for some activity

1. at the same instant

1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something

2. a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something

1. the property of being sustainable

1. of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels

1. in alphabetical order

1. by electronic means

1. the reestablishing of cordial relations

2. getting two things to correspond

1. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology

1. in a professional manner

1. of or relating to an organization

1. the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

1. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

2. an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

1. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

2. the special line of work you have adopted as your career

1. (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position

1. a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency

1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

2. an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government

1. of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions

1. in a systematic or consistent manner

1. capable of being apprehended or understood

1. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice

2. capable of making fine distinctions

1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

2. a multiplicative increase

1. the action of accomplishing something

2. an ability that has been acquired by training

1. with respect to geography

1. the position of apprentice

1. exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment

2. made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different

1. a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work

2. the property of being out of date and not current

1. being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

1. made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual

1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

1. not giving satisfaction

1. relating to the methodology of some discipline

1. with respect to science; in a scientific way

1. the activity of climbing a mountain

1. writing in capital letters

2. an estimation of the value of a business

1. the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

1. the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project

2. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

1. uplifting enlightenment

2. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

1. an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

2. elimination of superfluous details

1. the act of making less strict

1. restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction

1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

2. an idea or conclusion having general application

1. the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

1. in a satisfactory manner

1. chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age

1. bringing again into activity and prominence

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Protestant fundamentalism or its adherents

2. of or relating to or tending toward ideological fundamentalism

1. the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

2. the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

1. made industrial; converted to industrialism

1. relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation

1. a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')

2. the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

1. in an experimental fashion

1. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

2. not conforming to accepted rules or standards

1. characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

1. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances

2. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)

1. of or relating to the intellect

1. the act of making a film

1. not organized and maintained as a legal corporation

1. the act of making less strict

1. any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects

1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

2. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste

1. of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

1. spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

1. the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy

1. a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound

1. information that is incorrect

1. the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics

1. a form of Protestantism that takes the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth

2. the strict adherence to the basic principles or doctrines of a religion, ideology, etc.

1. clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity

1. a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

1. the quality of being predictable

1. malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium

1. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata

2. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

1. with respect to mathematics

1. the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts

2. sexual allure

1. representing the perfect example of a class or quality

1. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

2. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

1. of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

2. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

1. the state of having good sense and sound judgment

2. goodness of reason and judgment

1. relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination

2. relating to the face value of a banknote, coin, or stamp

1. the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat

1. in an intelligible manner

1. used in the treatment of cancer

2. any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function

1. subsequent to menopause

1. a social scientist who specializes in anthropology

1. in a decomposed state

2. a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

1. in a quantitative manner

1. operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only

1. difficult to solve or alleviate

2. incapable of being controlled

1. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said

1. misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)

1. a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)

1. extraordinary in a particular capacity

1. of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud

1. in a democratic manner; based on democratic principles

1. without reserve; without reservation

1. not residential

1. without question

2. without question and beyond doubt

1. relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules

1. happening at the same time

1. in a conventional manner

1. helping to restore to good condition

2. designed to accomplish rehabilitation

1. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

1. an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction

1. action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war

2. a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water

1. of or relating to spatial distribution

1. not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

1. in a differential manner

1. any disorder or disease of the brain

1. not conforming to or in accord with tradition

1. a body of historical literature

2. the writing of history

1. with affection

1. the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge

1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

1. toward an asymptote

1. not marked by fine distinctions

2. failing to make or recognize distinctions

1. that provides interpretation

1. tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree

1. in a preferential manner

1. between or among planets

1. to a proportionate degree

1. the spatial property of having dimensions

1. the quality of not being available when needed

1. a building where animals are butchered

1. fully detailed and specific about particulars

1. the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

1. with respect to the science of linguistics

2. with respect to language

1. not capable of being surmounted or overcome

2. impossible to surmount

1. made industrial; converted to industrialism

1. fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing

2. the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement

1. in a confidential manner

1. a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government

1. the act of consolidating power under a central control

2. gathering to a center

1. the act of making something more beautiful

1. a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

1. in a conservative manner

1. writing in capital letters

2. an estimation of the value of a business

1. the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems

2. the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances

1. (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves

1. not performing or able to perform its regular function

1. an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action

1. someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

1. any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

1. possessing a differential coefficient or derivative

2. capable of being perceived as different

1. the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

2. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

1. the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

2. (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another

1. the quality of being bold and enterprising

2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

1. phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes

1. the quality of being able to provide good service

1. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically

1. (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position

1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

1. excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life

1. any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency

1. organized principally for financial gain

1. of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters

1. lacking a conscience

2. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

1. a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)

2. confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction

1. loose and unstratified

1. too much population

1. an idea or conclusion having general application

2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

1. of or relating to ornithology

1. honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation

1. in a metaphorical manner

1. not protected by trademark or patent or copyright

1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

1. malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells

1. a loss of polarity or polarization

1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

2. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

1. of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria

1. in an uncontrolled manner

1. act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops

1. impossible to reconcile

1. adjust for

2. contrast with equal weight or force

1. one who adheres to traditional views

2. stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded

1. a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display

1. an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)

1. across time

2. in the direction of the length

1. an educated and intellectual elite

1. in a hierarchical manner

1. cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach

1. doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number

1. existing or acting between molecules

1. uncomfortably closed or hemmed in

2. suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places

1. falsely emotional in a maudlin way

2. extravagant or affected feeling or emotion

1. the state of being conditional

1. expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune

1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

2. the expression of opposition and disapproval

1. within the molecule; occurring by a reaction between different parts of the same molecule

1. easily impressed or influenced

1. involving the use of histology or histological techniques

1. of or relating to or practicing dermatology

1. a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

1. incapable of being questioned

2. not counterfeit or copied

1. presence of excess lipids in the blood

1. going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)

1. a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension

1. not recognized or admitted

2. not openly acknowledged

1. the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)

1. an action taken to offset another action

1. by hypothesis

1. capable of producing hallucinations

1. made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual

1. of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx

1. treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

1. previous determination as if by destiny or fate

2. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)

1. the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition

1. a rounded spherical form

2. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

1. expressive of intentions

1. the quality of having little or no significance

1. someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

1. of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy)

1. pertaining to the space between two vertebrae

1. the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)

1. stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation

1. a person who (or that which) differentiates

1. in an evolutionary way; from an evolutionary point of view

1. defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration

1. of or relating to or practicing gynecology

1. refutation by example

1. causing embarrassment

1. of or relating to space and time together (having both spatial extension and temporal duration)

2. existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration

1. of or relating to or practicing geriatrics

1. a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars

1. not possible to classify

1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

1. the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another

2. the property of being directional or maintaining a direction

1. someone who holds or operates a concession

1. not corrupted by contact or association

2. free from admixture with noxious elements; clean

1. a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm

1. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

1. of or relating to anthropometry

1. freeing from false belief or illusions

1. a mistake in calculating

1. a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph

1. in a manner affording benefit or advantage

1. telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

2. a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

1. the act of consolidating power under a central control

2. gathering to a center

1. subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

2. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

1. with diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner

1. capable of making fine distinctions

2. expressing careful judgment

1. partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

1. of or relating to or dealing with or regarding the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world

1. a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs

1. the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality

1. a specialist in paleontology

1. of or concerning terminology

1. below the skin

1. surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis

1. in a very painful manner

1. the branch of physics that deals with static electricity

1. the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

2. the quality of giving displeasure

1. the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power