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11-letter words containing a, l, n, g

  • allowancing — Present participle of allowance.
  • alpha cygni — Deneb
  • alternating — happening in succession
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
  • analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
  • analogizing — Present participle of analogize.
  • analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
  • angel falls — a waterfall in SE Venezuela, on the Caroní River; regarded as the highest in the world. Height: 979 m (3212 ft)
  • angel light — (in an English Perpendicular window) a compartment, approximately triangular, formed by the arch of the window, an arch of a lower tier of tracery, and a mullion of an upper tier of tracery.
  • angel shark — any of several sharks constituting the family Squatinidae, such as Squatina squatina, that have very large flattened pectoral fins and occur in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
  • angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
  • angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
  • angelolatry — the worship of angels
  • angelophany — the appearance of an angel before a human
  • angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
  • angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
  • angle cleat — a short length of angle iron used as a bracket.
  • angle plate — a steel structural plate, esp one in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used to connect structural members and stiffen frameworks
  • anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
  • anglicizing — Present participle of anglicize.
  • anglo-asian — An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
  • anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
  • anglo-latin — Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.
  • anglo-saxon — The Anglo-Saxon period is the period of English history from the fifth century A.D. to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
  • anglophilia — extreme admiration for England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
  • anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
  • anglophobia — hatred or fear of England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
  • anglophones — Plural form of anglophone.
  • anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
  • anglosphere — a group of English-speaking countries that share common roots in British culture and history, usually the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
  • angora wool — Angora (def 2).
  • animalizing — Present participle of animalize.
  • animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
  • annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
  • annual wage — a provision in a contract with an employer guaranteeing the employee a minimum income or work over a period of one year.
  • 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
  • antianginal — An antianginal is any drug that reduces consumption of oxygen in the myocardium (= the muscular tissue of the heart) or increases oxygen supply to the myocardium to prevent symptoms of angina.
  • antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
  • antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
  • antigogglin — (US, dialectal) alternative spelling of antigoglin.
  • antilogical — opposed to the logical
  • antiwhaling — opposed to whale fishing
  • 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.
  • appallingly — causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
  • apparelling — Present participle of apparel.
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