9-letter words containing g, s
- astonying — Present participle of astony.
- astragali — Plural form of astragalus.
- astragals — Plural form of astragal.
- 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
- astrogate — (science fiction, intransitive) To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
- 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.
- 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
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- autogiros — Plural form of autogiro.
- b-setting — a shutter setting in which the shutter remains open until the shutter control is released
- backsight — the sight of a rifle nearer the stock
- backstage — In a theatre, backstage refers to the areas behind the stage.
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- badgeless — without a badge
- badinages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- bagpipers — Plural form of bagpiper.
- baguettes — Plural form of baguette.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- bakegoods — baked goods, as bread, cakes, or pies.
- 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
- beargrass — a North-West American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, belonging to the lily family but resembling tall grass
- beastings — beestings
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- bee-sting — a sting from a bee
- bee-stung — (of the lips) pouting and sensuous
- beestings — the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum
- beingless — having no existence
- beingness — the state of being or existing
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- 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
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- bergstrom — Sune (ˈsʊnə). 1916–2004, Swedish biochemist; shared the Nobel prize for medicine and physiology (1982) for work on prostaglandin
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- besetting — tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
- besiegers — to lay siege to.
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- best girl — one's sweetheart