11-letter words containing t, a, n, g
- anti-ageing — of or relating to any product or procedure claiming to reverse or slow down the effects of ageing
- anti-busing — opposing legislation that requires the busing of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- anti-g suit — a garment for fliers and astronauts designed to exert pressure on the abdomen and thighs to prevent or retard the pooling of blood below the heart under the influence of excessive head-to-toe acceleration forces.
- antianginal — An antianginal is any drug that reduces consumption of oxygen in the myocardium (= the muscular tissue of the heart) or increases oxygen supply to the myocardium to prevent symptoms of angina.
- antibugging — designed to detect and alert a person to the use of a secret listening device: to install antibugging equipment.
- antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antifatigue — reducing or preventing fatigue
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antifoggant — a chemical that prevents or minimizes fogging.
- antiforeign — opposed to or discriminating against foreigners or foreign countries
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antignostic — pertaining to knowledge.
- antigogglin — (US, dialectal) alternative spelling of antigoglin.
- antigonus i — known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
- antigravity — acting against the force of gravity
- antihunting — opposed to hunters or hunting practices
- antilogical — opposed to the logical
- antimutagen — any substance that acts against a mutagen
- antiquating — Present participle of antiquate.
- antiskating — of or relating to a control or adjustment on a record player that counteracts the tendency of the tone arm to be pulled inward by centripetal force.
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antiwhaling — opposed to whale fishing
- antofagasta — a port in N Chile. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
- apple grunt — Chiefly Eastern Massachusetts. apple pandowdy. Compare grunt (def 6).
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- aquatinting — Present participle of aquatint.
- arbitrating — to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- arc tangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a tangent equal to a given number. Symbol: tan −1. Abbreviation: arc tan;
- arena stage — the central acting area found in a theatre-in-the-round
- argentinean — a native or inhabitant of Argentina.
- argentinian — Argentinian means belonging or relating to Argentina or its people.
- argumentive — argumentative
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
- arraignment — Arraignment is when someone is brought before a court of law to answer a particular charge.
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- arrangments — Plural form of arrangement.
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- as anything — You use as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
- ashen light — a faint glow visible on the unlit side of the planet Venus in its crescent phase.
- aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assignation — An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover.
- assignments — Plural form of assignment.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- assuagement — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- asterisking — Present participle of asterisk.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.