11-Letter Nouns Starting With A

Here's the list of all the 1241 11-Letter Nouns Starting With A in the English Language.

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application
1. the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
2. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
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association
1. a formal organization of people or groups of people
2. the act of consorting with or joining with others
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advertising
1. a public promotion of some product or service
2. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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alternative
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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agriculture
1. a large-scale farming enterprise
2. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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authorities
1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
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acquisition
1. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
2. something acquired
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anniversary
1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
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appointment
1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
2. a meeting arranged in advance
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achievement
1. the action of accomplishing something
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arrangement
1. the thing arranged or agreed to
2. an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
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affiliation
1. a social or business relationship
2. the act of becoming formally connected or joined
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arbitration
1. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
2. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
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advancement
1. encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
2. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
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archaeology
1. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
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approaching
1. the event of one object coming closer to another
2. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
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affirmative
1. a reply of affirmation
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accelerator
1. a pedal that controls the throttle valve
2. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
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attribution
1. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
2. assigning to a cause or source
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acupuncture
1. treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
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aggregation
1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
2. the act of gathering something together
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aquaculture
1. rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
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accountancy
1. the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
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abstraction
1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
2. the act of withdrawing or removing something
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adolescence
1. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
2. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
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antioxidant
1. substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
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aeronautics
1. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
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adjournment
1. the termination of a meeting
2. the act of postponing to another time or place
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abandonment
1. the act of giving something up
2. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
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attenuation
1. weakening in force or intensity
2. the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
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audiovisual
1. materials using sight or sound to present information
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archipelago
1. a group of many islands in a large body of water
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affirmation
1. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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amoxicillin
1. an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
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antiquarian
1. an expert or collector of antiquities
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angiotensin
1. any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
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archdiocese
1. the diocese of an archbishop
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anaesthesia
1. loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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apologetics
1. the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
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angiography
1. roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram
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amphetamine
1. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
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alleviation
1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
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angioplasty
1. an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
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abnormality
1. an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
2. retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
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aristocracy
1. a privileged class holding hereditary titles
2. the most powerful members of a society
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accumulator
1. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
2. a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
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assemblyman
1. someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
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absenteeism
1. habitual absence from work
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abomination
1. a person who is loathsome or disgusting
2. hate coupled with disgust
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acupressure
1. treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
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anaesthetic
1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
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aggravation
1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
2. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
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acidophilus
1. a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
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adjudicator
1. a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
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altercation
1. noisy quarrel
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ambivalence
1. mixed feelings or emotions
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appellation
1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
2. a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown
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alternation
1. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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astigmatism
1. (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
2. (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
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aphrodisiac
1. a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
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attestation
1. the action of bearing witness
2. the evidence by which something is attested
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arraignment
1. a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
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anaphylaxis
1. hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance
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alexandrite
1. a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
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approbation
1. official approval
2. official recognition or approval
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agnosticism
1. a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
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aldosterone
1. a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
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appeasement
1. the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
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anachronism
1. something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
2. an artifact that belongs to another time
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anastomosis
1. a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
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afterburner
1. a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
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allopurinol
1. a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
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abracadabra
1. gibberish and nonsense
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arthroscopy
1. a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
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amyloidosis
1. a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
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acetylation
1. the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound
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agoraphobia
1. a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
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awkwardness
1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
2. the quality of an embarrassing situation
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accompanist
1. a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
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athleticism
1. intense energy
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annihilator
1. a total destroyer
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acclimation
1. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
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anesthetist
1. a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
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affectation
1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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advertizing
1. a public promotion of some product or service
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academician
1. someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
2. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
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acclamation
1. enthusiastic approval
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11-Letter Nouns Starting With A