9-letter words containing a, n, g, s
- astrangia — a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astringer — a styptic or constrictive substance
- asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- attesting — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- badinages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- bang goes — that is the end of
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
- beastings — beestings
- bengalese — Bengali adjective
- bentgrass — any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis, esp A. tenuis, which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- boanerges — a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
- bojangles — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- boomslang — a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus, of southern Africa
- borgesian — of Jorge Luis Borges or his works
- breasting — Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- bundestag — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor
- bypassing — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- cagelings — Plural form of cageling.
- cageyness — the quality of being cagey
- call sign — A call sign is the letters and numbers which identify a person, vehicle, or organization that is broadcasting on the radio or sending messages by radio.
- callusing — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- campaigns — Plural form of campaign.
- canvasing — Present participle of canvas.
- capsizing — Present participle of capsize.
- carangids — Plural form of carangid.
- cardigans — Plural form of cardigan.
- caressing — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- cascading — Present participle of cascade.
- cassingle — a cassette single
- castering — a person or thing that casts.
- caucusing — Present participle of caucus.
- chaffings — Plural form of chaffing.
- changeups — Plural form of changeup.
- charangas — Plural form of charanga.
- charangos — Plural form of charango.
- charmings — Plural form of charming.
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- cheongsam — a straight dress, usually of silk or cotton, with a stand-up collar and a slit in one side of the skirt, worn by Chinese women