9-letter words containing a, l, g
- apologise — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
- apologize — When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say 'I apologize' as a formal way of saying sorry.
- apologues — Plural form of apologue.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- appealing — Someone or something that is appealing is pleasing and attractive.
- aqua-lung — a type of scuba apparatus no longer much used
- aquilegia — columbine
- arc light — Arc lights are a type of very bright electric light.
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- archology — the study of the origins of things
- argan oil — a yellow nutty-flavoured oil extracted from the ripe green olive-like fruits of the argan tree, Argania spinosa of SW Morocco, and used in cooking, medicines, and cosmetics
- argillite — any argillaceous rock, esp a hardened mudstone
- arlington — a county of N Virginia: site of Arlington National Cemetery
- art glass — (in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) any of the several varieties of glass using combinations of colors, special effects of opaqueness and transparency, etc., to create an aesthetic effect.
- articling — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- asdfghjkl — Common filler text.
- ashlaring — ashlars collectively
- aspergill — An aspergillum.
- assailing — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assoiling — Present participle of assoil.
- astragali — Plural form of astragalus.
- astragals — Plural form of astragal.
- 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.
- at length — If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- atheology — a resistance or aversion to theology
- atomology — (dated) The doctrine of atoms.
- atoningly — in an expiating manner
- audiology — the scientific study of hearing, often including the treatment of persons with hearing defects
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- avengeful — vengeful, full of vengeance
- averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- away goal — a goal scored by a team playing away from its home ground. Away goals count for more than home goals in certain competitions
- baby girl — a female baby
- backlight — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- badgeless — without a badge
- bafflegab — deliberately obscure language employed in official documents
- bag table — a sewing table or worktable having a suspended pouch or bag for holding needlework.
- bagatelle — something of little value or significance; trifle
- bailliage — the office or district of a bailiff
- balancing — the process of achieving or maintaining equilibrium
- balk ring — A balk ring is a rotating part of a gearbox that prevents the gears from engaging too early.
- balkingly — in a balking manner
- ball game — Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis, baseball, and football.
- ball girl — In a tennis match, the ball girls pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball girls are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.
- balloting — voting in an election
- band-gala — (in India) (of a coat) closed at the neck