9-letter words containing a, s, g
- astrangia — a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astringer — a styptic or constrictive substance
- astrogate — (science fiction, intransitive) To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
- astroglia — The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord.
- astrology — Astrology is the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon, and stars in the belief that these movements can have an influence on people's lives.
- asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- attesting — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- autogiros — Plural form of autogiro.
- backsight — the sight of a rifle nearer the stock
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- badgeless — without a badge
- badinages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- bagpipers — Plural form of bagpiper.
- baguettes — Plural form of baguette.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- bakegoods — baked goods, as bread, cakes, or pies.
- bang goes — that is the end of
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
- beargrass — a North-West American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, belonging to the lily family but resembling tall grass
- beastings — beestings
- bengalese — Bengali adjective
- bentgrass — any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis, esp A. tenuis, which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big skate — See under skate2 .
- blood gas — a gas, as oxygen or carbon dioxide, that is dissolved in plasma.
- bluegrass — Bluegrass is a style of fast folk music that began in the Southern United States.
- boanerges — a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
- bojangles — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- boomslang — a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus, of southern Africa
- borgesian — of Jorge Luis Borges or his works
- breakages — things broken, usually accidentally
- breasting — Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- bundestag — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor
- bypassing — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- cagebirds — Plural form of cagebird.
- cagelings — Plural form of cageling.
- cageyness — the quality of being cagey
- calabogus — a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses