10-letter words containing n, a, g, e, r
- archangels — Plural form of archangel.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arctangent — the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea
- argelander — Friedrich Wilhelm August [free-drikh vil-helm ou-goo st] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1799–1875, German astronomer.
- argenteous — silvery.
- argenteuil — a suburb of Paris, France, with a convent (656) that became famous when Héloïse was abbess (12th century). Pop: 103 250 (2008)
- argumental — That is based on arguments. Pertaining to arguments.
- argumentum — an argument
- arguteness — acuteness of mind
- armageddon — Armageddon is a terrible battle or war that some people think will lead to the total destruction of the world or the human race.
- arpeggione — a stringed musical instrument of the early 19th century which was played with a bow
- arrangment — Misspelling of arrangement.
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- asparagine — a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- astringent — An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.
- aubergines — Plural form of aubergine.
- austringer — a person who keeps goshawks
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- avengeress — a female avenger
- averagings — average values
- back green — grass or a garden at the back of a house, esp a tenement
- bainbridge — Beryl.1934–2010, British novelist and playwright. Novels include The Dressmaker (1973), Injury Time (1977), Master Georgie (1998), and According to Queeney (2001)
- bar magnet — a bar-shaped, usually permanent, magnet.
- barbecuing — Present participle of barbecue.
- bargainers — Plural form of bargainer.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- baronetage — the order of baronets; baronets collectively
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bartending — to serve or work as a bartender.
- battenburg — an oblong sponge cake divided longitudinally into four square sections, two coloured pink and two yellow, with an outer coating of marzipan
- batterings — Plural form of battering.
- baumgarten — Alexander Gottlieb. 1714–62, German philosopher, noted for his pioneering work on aesthetics, a term that he originated
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- bellhanger — a person who mounts bells
- bent grass — any grass of the genus Agrostis, especially the redtop.
- bering sea — a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)
- bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
- blabbering — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- bracketing — a set of brackets
- brandering — furring (def 4b).
- brigandage — plundering by brigands
- brigandine — a coat of mail, invented in the Middle Ages to increase mobility, consisting of metal rings or sheets sewn on to cloth or leather
- brigantine — a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast
- bronze age — The Bronze Age was a period of time which began when people started making things from bronze about 4,000–6,000 years ago.
- burgenland — a state of E Austria. Capital: Eisenstadt. Pop: 276 419 (2003 est). Area: 3965 sq km (1531 sq miles)
- burlingame — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.