13-letter words containing g, r, a, n
- anagrammatist — A creator (finder) of anagrams, one who comes up with anagrams.
- anagrammatize — to arrange into an anagram
- ancien regime — The ancien regime was the political and social system in France before the revolution of 1789.
- ancient greek — the Greek language from the earliest records to about 300 bc, the chief dialect areas of which were Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, and Ionic (including Attic)
- androgynously — In an androgynous manner.
- angel's share — the amount of alcoholic liquor that evaporates during distillation.
- angela merici — Saint, 1474–1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order.
- angelica tree — Hercules'-club
- angiokeratoma — a skin disease characterized by clusters of dilated blood vessels and by thickened skin, forming warty growths, especially on the scrotum, fingers, and toes.
- angiosarcomas — Plural form of angiosarcoma.
- angiospermous — of or relating to an angiosperm; having enclosed seeds.
- angle bracket — either of a pair of brackets having the shapes < and >
- angle grinder — a handheld power tool with a rotating abrasive disc, used for cutting, grinding and polishing
- angle of roll — the acute angle between the lateral axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a horizontal plane.
- angora rabbit — a breed of rabbit with long usually white silky hair
- Ångstrom unit — a unit of length equal to 10 −10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
- angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
- animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
- animal rights — People who are concerned with animal rights believe very strongly that animals should not be exploited or harmed by humans.
- another-guess — of another kind.
- anthropogenic — relating to anthropogenesis
- anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropophagi — cannibals
- anthropophagy — cannibalism
- anthrozoology — The study of the interactions between humans and animals.
- anti-allergic — intended to prevent or minimize an allergic reaction
- anti-androgen — any of a class of drugs that oppose the action of androgens; used in the treatment of prostate cancer and various male sexual disorders
- anti-burglary — the felony of breaking into and entering the house of another at night with intent to steal, extended by statute to cover the breaking into and entering of any of various buildings, by night or day.
- anticigarette — opposing cigarette smoking
- antiforeigner — opposed to foreigners or foreign countries
- antiguerrilla — acting against guerrilla activity
- antiimmigrant — Opposing immigrants or immigration.
- antilittering — (of a campaign) intended to discourage litter dropping
- antilogarithm — a number whose logarithm to a given base is a given number
- antioestrogen — a drug that inhibits the activity of oestrogens
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- anythingarian — a person who adheres to no particular creed
- apprenticeage — (obsolete) Apprenticeship.
- appropriating — Present participle of appropriate.
- approximating — Present participle of approximate.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- arc cotangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cotangent equal to a given number. Symbol: cot −1. Abbreviation: arc cot.
- archaeologian — (archaic) An archaeologist.
- argand burner — a gas or oil burner designed to let air flow inside and outside a cylindrical wick
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- argentine ant — a small brown ant, Iridomyrmex humilis, introduced into the southern U.S. from South America: a household and fruit pest.
- argumentation — Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table