9-letter words containing a, g, t, e
- cotangent — (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of tangent
- cottagers — Plural form of cottager.
- craggiest — Superlative form of craggy.
- crataegus — (botany) Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
- cratering — the process in which many craters are formed on a surface, as on a moon
- cremating — Present participle of cremate.
- curettage — the process of using a curette
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- dacoitage — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang or dacoit
- daghestan — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
- dataglove — a glove connected to a computer and equipped with sensors allowing the actual movements of a person's hand to manipulate virtual objects
- datastage — (database, tool) A tool set for designing, developing, and running applications that populate one or more tables in a data warehouse or data mart.
- daughters — Plural form of daughter.
- deadlight — a bull's-eye let into the deck or hull of a vessel to admit light to a cabin
- decanting — to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- defeating — Present participle of defeat.
- deflating — to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- degrative — (chemistry) of something causing a cell or organism to degrade.
- degustate — to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.
- delegated — Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
- delegatee — a person to whom something is delegated
- delegates — Plural form of delegate.
- delegator — a person who delegates
- deligated — Simple past tense and past participle of deligate.
- delignate — (rare, transitive) To clear or strip of wood.
- demigrate — (obsolete) To emigrate.
- denegated — Simple past tense and past participle of denegate.
- denigrate — If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
- dentalgia — Toothache.
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- derogated — Simple past tense and past participle of derogate.
- derogates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derogate.
- derogator — A detractor.
- derograte — To deviate from expectations.
- desalting — Present participle of desalt.
- designate — When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
- detaching — Present participle of detach.
- detailing — an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- detaining — Present participle of detain.
- detangled — Simple past tense and past participle of detangle.
- detangler — a cosmetic product used to detangle hair
- devasting — Present participle of devast.
- deviating — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- dialogite — rhodochrosite.
- diamagnet — a substance exhibiting diamagnetism
- digestant — a substance that promotes digestion.
- digitated — (botany) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation.
- dinergate — a soldier ant.
- divagated — Simple past tense and past participle of divagate.
- divulgate — to make publicly known; publish.