7-letter words containing a, g, o
- algol x — (language) A proposed successor to ALGOL 60, a "short-term solution to existing difficulties". Three designs were proposed, by Wirth, Seegmuller and van Wijngaarden.
- algol y — (language) A proposed successor to ALGOL 60, a "radical reconstruction". Originally a language that could manipulate its own programs at run time, it became a collection of features that were not accepted for ALGOL X.
- aligote — a white grape of Burgundy.
- allegro — An allegro is a piece of classical music that should be played quickly and in a lively way.
- allonge — a lunging or thrusting move in fencing
- alongst — along
- amongst — Amongst means the same as among.
- anagoge — allegorical or spiritual interpretation, esp of sacred works such as the Bible
- anagogy — anagoge.
- analogs — (US) Plural form of analog.
- analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
- angakok — an Inuit shaman
- angelou — Maya, real name Marguerite Johnson. 1928–2014, US Black novelist, poet, and dramatist. Her works include the autobiographical novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970) and its sequels
- angioma — a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
- angolan — Angolan means belonging or relating to Angola or its people.
- angoras — Plural form of angora.
- antifog — acting to prevent the condensation of moisture, esp on transparent surfaces
- antilog — antilogarithm
- aorangi — Cook2
- apagoge — an indirect argument which serves to prove something by showing the contrary to be absurd or impossible
- apogamy — a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
- apogean — Connected with the apogee.
- apogees — Plural form of apogee.
- apogeic — of or relating to an apogee
- apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
- arghool — an Arabian wind instrument of the oboe family, consisting of two pipes, one of which is a drone.
- argolis — a department and ancient region of Greece, in the NE Peloponnese. Capital: Nauplion. Pop: 102 392 (2001). Area: 2261 sq km (873 sq miles)
- argonne — wooded region in NE France, near the Belgian border
- argotic — a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification: a Restoration play rich in thieves' argot.
- argovie — Aargau
- arguido — A person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect.
- argyrol — a dark brown compound of silver and a protein, used medicinally as a local antiseptic
- arigato — (Japanese, colloquial) thank you.
- atoning — to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for): to atone for one's sins.
- autogrp — AUTOmated GRouPing system
- avignon — a city in SE France, on the Rhône: seat of the papacy (1309–77); famous 12th-century bridge, now partly destroyed. Pop: 94 787 (2006)
- avowing — Present participle of avow.
- azeglio — Massimo Taparelli [mahs-see-maw tah-pah-rel-lee] /ˈmɑs siˌmɔ ˌtɑ pɑˈrɛl li/ (Show IPA), Marchese d', 1798–1866, Italian statesman and author.
- azygous — developing or occurring singly
- backlog — A backlog is a number of things which have not yet been done but which need to be done.
- bag job — illegal entry, especially as authorized by an agency of the federal government to gather criminal evidence, install listening devices, etc.
- bagehot — Walter. 1826–77, English economist and journalist: editor of The Economist; author of The English Constitution (1867), Physics and Politics (1872), and Lombard Street (1873)
- bagnios — Plural form of bagnio.
- bagnold — Enid (Algerine). 1889–1981, British novelist and playwright; her works include the novel National Velvet (1935) and the play The Chalk Garden (1955)
- bagwork — a revetment, consisting of heavy material sewn into bags, for protecting embankments against scour.
- bagworm — the larva of moths of the family Psychidae, which forms a protective case of silk covered with grass, leaves, etc
- bandogs — Plural form of bandog.
- bang on — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bang-on — If someone is bang-on with something, they are exactly right in their opinions or actions.
- bangkok — the capital and chief port of Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River: became a royal city and the capital in 1782. Pop: 6 604 000 (2005 est)