9-letter words containing l, a, n, g
- analogion — a lectern.
- analogise — to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.
- analogism — an argument or reason based on analogy
- analogist — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- analogize — to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
- analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
- analogues — Plural form of analogue.
- analysing — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- analyzing — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- andrology — the branch of medicine concerned with diseases in men, esp of the reproductive organs
- anemology — the study of winds
- angel bed — French Furniture. a bed having a suspended or bracketed canopy of less than full length. Compare duchesse bed.
- angelfish — any of various small tropical marine percoid fishes of the genus Pomacanthus and related genera, which have a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- angelhood — the state of being an angel
- angelical — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicas — Plural form of angelica.
- angelique — a female given name.
- angelwing — A kind of mollusk; a piddock.
- angerless — showing no sign of anger
- angiology — the branch of medical science concerned with the blood vessels and the lymphatic system
- angle bar — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angle-bar — an iron or steel bar, brace, or cleat in the form of an angle.
- angle-off — the angle formed by the line of flight of an aerial target and the line of sight on a gun of an attacking aircraft.
- anglesite — a white or grey secondary mineral consisting of lead sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in lead-ore deposits and is a source of lead. Formula: PbSO4
- anglewing — any of several nymphalid butterflies, especially of the genus Polygonia, having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings.
- anglewise — at an angle, in an angular manner
- angleworm — an earthworm used as bait by anglers
- anglicise — (transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
- anglicism — a word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to the English language, esp as spoken in England
- anglicist — an expert in or student of English literature or language
- anglicize — If you anglicize something, you change it so that it resembles or becomes part of the English language or English culture.
- anglified — (sometimes lowercase) to Anglicize.
- angouleme — city in SW France: pop. 46,000
- angularly — In an angular manner.
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- annealing — Annealing is the process of heating a metal or alloy to a temperature below its melting point in order to make it softer.
- annulling — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- anthology — An anthology is a collection of writings by different writers published together in one book.
- anticling — of a nature that prevents clothes from clinging
- antiglare — Acting to reduce or combat glare.
- 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
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- 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
- arlington — a county of N Virginia: site of Arlington National Cemetery
- 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.
- ashlaring — ashlars collectively
- assailing — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.