11-letter words containing n, a, g, o
- antagonisms — Plural form of antagonism.
- antagonists — Plural form of antagonist.
- antagonized — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonize.
- antagonizer — a person who antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry. Compare antagonist.
- antagonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antagonize.
- anterograde — moving forwards, in the normal direction of flow
- anthologies — Plural form of anthology.
- anthologise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of anthologize.
- anthologist — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
- anthologize — to compile or put into an anthology
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antifoggant — a chemical that prevents or minimizes fogging.
- antiforeign — opposed to or discriminating against foreigners or foreign countries
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antignostic — pertaining to knowledge.
- antigogglin — (US, dialectal) alternative spelling of antigoglin.
- antigonus i — known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
- antilogical — opposed to the logical
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- apologising — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologizing — Present participle of apologize.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- approvingly — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- arab legion — a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
- arachnology — the study of arachnids
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- armageddons — Plural form of armageddon.
- aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- assignation — An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- at gunpoint — If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- auditioning — Present participle of audition.
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- autoantigen — an antigen of one's own cells or cell products.
- autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- autoloading — self-loading