10-letter words containing a, s, g
- aubergines — Plural form of aubergine.
- aubergiste — an innkeeper or hotelier
- audiograms — Plural form of audiogram.
- augustness — inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
- ausforming — a treatment to strengthen hard steels, prior to quenching, in which the specimen is plastically deformed while it is in the austenite temperature range
- austringer — a person who keeps goshawks
- autodigest — To carry out autodigestion.
- autogamous — Botany. pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilization (opposed to allogamy).
- autogenous — originating within the body
- autognosis — Self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities.
- autografts — Plural form of autograft.
- autographs — Plural form of autograph.
- autologous — (of a tissue graft, blood transfusion, etc) originating from the recipient rather than from a donor
- autopsying — Present participle of autopsy.
- autosexing — the breeding of birds to reveal specific sexual characteristics
- avengeress — a female avenger
- averagings — average values
- avigator's — aerial navigation.
- awakenings — Plural form of awakening.
- azygospore — a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi
- baby sling — a pouch supported by straps at the shoulder or neck, used to carry small babies on one's chest
- back slang — a type of slang in which words are spelled and, as far as possible, pronounced backwards
- backlights — Plural form of backlight.
- backsights — Plural form of backsight.
- backswings — Plural form of backswing.
- bagassosis — an allergic response to the dust of bagasse, causing breathlessness and fever
- bagatelles — Plural form of bagatelle.
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bandwagons — Plural form of bandwagon.
- bangladesh — a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
- bantingism — a fat-reducing diet invented by William Banting, involving high protein intake, and low fat and carbohydrate intake
- baragnosis — loss of the ability to estimate or perceive the weight of an object.
- barasingha — Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
- bargainers — Plural form of bargainer.
- bargainous — (informal) cheap (characteristic of a bargain).
- bargepoles — Plural form of bargepole.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- barn grass — a weedy, coarse grass, Echinochloa crus-galli, having a spikelike cluster of flowers.
- barognosis — the ability to judge weight
- barographs — Plural form of barograph.
- basic slag — a furnace slag produced in steel-making, containing large amounts of calcium phosphate: used as a fertilizer
- basic wage — a person's wage excluding overtime, bonuses, etc
- batologist — someone who practises batology
- batterings — Plural form of battering.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- bean goose — a grey goose, Anser fabalis
- bear grass — Also called elk grass. a tall, western North American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, of the lily family, having narrow leaves and a dense, broad cluster of tiny white flowers.
- beau geste — a noble or gracious gesture or act, esp one that is meaningless
- beer glass — a glass of a standard size (in Britain holding one pint, or half a pint) with straight sides, or with a handle, to drink beer from