9-letter words containing o, r, g, a
- anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
- anchoring — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- andragogy — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androgens — Plural form of androgen.
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- androgyne — an androgynous plant or animal
- androgyny — Androgyny is the state of being neither distinctly masculine nor distinctly feminine.
- andrology — the branch of medicine concerned with diseases in men, esp of the reproductive organs
- anemogram — a record produced by an anemograph
- angashore — a miserable person given to complaining
- angiocarp — a plant bearing an angiocarpous fruit.
- angiogram — an X-ray picture obtained by angiography
- angleworm — an earthworm used as bait by anglers
- angophora — any tree of the genus Angophora, related to the eucalyptus and native to E Australia
- angostura — the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
- angstroms — Plural form of angstrom.
- anguiform — shaped like a snake
- anorgasmy — inability to experience sexual orgasm.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.
- arago man — the skeletal remains of Homo erectus of the middle Pleistocene Epoch found in a cave in the French Pyrenees.
- aragonese — a native or inhabitant of Aragon
- aragonite — a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- archology — the study of the origins of things
- arcograph — an instrument used for drawing arcs without using a central point
- arctogaea — a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Ethiopian regions
- areopagus — the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
- 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
- argentous — of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- argonauts — Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- argue out — If two or more people argue something out, they discuss it or thoroughly in order to reach a conclusion or decision.
- arlington — a county of N Virginia: site of Arlington National Cemetery
- armstrong — Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
- arpeggios — Plural form of arpeggio.
- arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
- arrogancy — offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.
- arrogated — Simple past tense and past participle of arrogate.
- arrogates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrogate.
- assorting — Present participle of assort.
- 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.
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- autogiros — Plural form of autogiro.
- autograft — a tissue graft obtained from one part of a patient's body for use on another part
- autograph — An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep.
- azo group — the bivalent group −N=N− united to two aromatic groups, as in azobenzene.
- baignoire — a theatre box on the lowest level
- bangalore — a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)