16-letter words containing a, g, e
- angel-hair pasta — spaghetti made in very fine strands
- angelus silesius — (Johannes Scheffler) 1627–77, German poet.
- anger management — Anger management is a set of guidelines that are designed to help people control their anger.
- angle of advance — the angle in excess of 90° that a steam-engine valve gear is in advance of the crank
- angular diameter — the angle that the apparent diameter of a celestial object subtends at the eye of the observer.
- angular momentum — a property of a mass or system of masses turning about some fixed point; it is conserved in the absence of the action of external forces
- angular velocity — the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body
- animal magnetism — the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
- annular ligament — any of various ligaments that encircle a part, such as the wrist, ankle, or trachea
- anthropophagites — Plural form of anthropophagite.
- anti-egalitarian — asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
- anti-integration — an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
- anti-progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- anti-segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- antiangiogenesis — (medicine) The prevention of angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels.
- antianxiety drug — any of various substances, as benzodiazepines, that are primarily used to treat various forms of anxiety and psychosomatic conditions.
- anticholinergics — Plural form of anticholinergic.
- anticyclogenesis — the intensification or development of an anticyclone.
- appliance garage — a kitchen compartment or cabinet designed for housing frequently used small electric appliances.
- archaeologically — In an archaeological manner.
- archaeomagnetism — an archaeological technique for dating certain clay objects by measuring the extent to which they have been magnetized by the earth's magnetic field
- archival storage — a method of retaining information outside of the internal memory of a computer
- as large as life — real and living
- ascending rhythm — rising rhythm.
- asparagus beetle — either of two leaf beetles of the genus Crioceris that feed on the asparagus plant in both the larval and adult stages.
- asparagus spears — the succulent young shoots of Asparagus officinalis, which may be cooked and eaten
- asset management — the way in which the acquisition, use and disposal of the assets of an individual or a company are managed in order to maximize any profit they generate
- assigned counsel — any private lawyer designated by a city or county court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases at public expense.
- assigned numbers — (standard) The RFC STD 2 documenting the currently assigned values from several series of numbers used in network protocol implementations. This RFC is updated periodically and, in any case, current information can be obtained from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). If you are developing a protocol or application that will require the use of a link, socket, port, protocol, etc., you should contact the IANA to receive a number assignment.
- assisted passage — a scheme whereby a government encourages people to emigrate or return home by agreeing to pay for their ticket
- associate degree — An associate degree is a college degree that is awarded to a student who has completed a two-year course of study.
- astroarchaeology — archaeoastronomy.
- astroengineering — (scifi) The construction of megastructures in space by technologically advanced beings.
- astrometeorology — the study of the theoretical effects of astronomical bodies and forces on the earth's atmosphere.
- at daggers drawn — If you say that two people are at daggers drawn, you mean they are having an argument and are still very angry with each other.
- at the last gasp — at the point of death
- at-risk register — an official list of people or things considered to be exposed to possible threat, such as children in potentially abusive households or historic buildings in need of maintenance
- attorney general — A country's Attorney General is its chief law officer, who advises its government or ruler.
- audience figures — the number of people regularly watching a television programme or listening to a radio programme
- aureate language — a style of poetic diction, used originally in 15th-century English poetry, characterized by the use of ornate phrases and Latinized coinages.
- authority figure — a person whose real or apparent authority over others inspires or demands obedience and emulation: Parents, teachers, and police officers are traditional authority figures for children.
- autoethnographic — Using ethnographic techniques to describe one's own life, or events in which one is a participant.
- autoregressively — In an autoregressive manner.
- average adjuster — a person who calculates average claims, esp for marine insurance
- babbage, charles — Charles Babbage
- background check — an investigation into a person's origins and previous history
- background noise — any type of noise that is not the sound that you are specifically listening to or monitoring
- background paper — a report or other piece of writing that is intended to provide contextual and historical information that will help people understand a particular topic or situation
- baggage handling — the work of dealing with and sorting passengers' baggage at an airport
- balloon mortgage — A balloon mortgage is a mortgage on which the repayments are relatively small until the large final payment.