13-letter words containing ag
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- diagnostician — a specialist or expert in making diagnoses
- diaphragmatic — of the diaphragm.
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- disadvantaged — lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc.: The government extends help to disadvantaged minorities.
- disadvantages — Plural form of disadvantage.
- disaggregated — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disagreeables — annoying things
- disagreements — Plural form of disagreement.
- disengagement — the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
- disparagement — the act of disparaging.
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.
- double dagger — a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
- double garage — a garage that can hold two vehicles
- double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
- drag and drop — A common method for manipulating files (and sometimes text) under a graphical user interface or WIMP environment. The user moves the pointer over an icon representing a file and presses a mouse button. He holds the button down while moving the pointer (dragging the file) to another place, usually a directory viewer or an icon for some application program, and then releases the button (dropping the file). The meaning of this action can often be modified by holding certain keys on the keyboard at the same time. Some systems also use this technique for objects other than files, e.g. portions of text in a word processor. The biggest problem with drag and drop is does it mean "copy" or "move"? The answer to this question is not intuitively evident, and there is no consensus for which is the right answer. The same vendor even makes it move in some cases and copy in others. Not being sure whether an operation is copy or move will cause you to check very often, perhaps every time if you need to be certain. Mistakes can be costly. People make mistakes all the time with drag and drop. Human computer interaction studies show a higher failure rate for such operations, but also a higher "forgiveness rate" (users think "silly me") than failures with commands (users think "stupid machine"). Overall, drag and drop took some 40 times longer to do than single-key commands.
- dragging-beam — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- draggletailed — untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.
- dragon lizard — Komodo dragon.
- dragon market — any of the emerging markets of the Pacific rim, esp Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines
- dragon's head — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- drainage wind — Meteorology. gravity wind.
- drake passage — a strait between S South America and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- drum magazine — a receptacle that holds and feeds cartridges to a submachine gun or light machine gun.
- dual heritage — an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- ecomanagement — any of various ways to lessen the harmful impact of human activity on the environment.
- electromagnet — A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
- encourageable — Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- erin go bragh — Ireland forever
- error message — a message displayed on a visual display unit, printout, etc, indicating that an incorrect instruction has been given to the computer
- escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
- esophagoscope — An instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus.
- estate agency — business that sells property
- exaggeratedly — To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
- exaggerations — Plural form of exaggeration.
- extragalactic — Situated, occurring, or originating outside the Milky Way galaxy.
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- extravagantes — decretals circulating outside some recognized collection of canon law. Those of John XXII and the so-called Extravagantes communes form part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
- extravaganzas — Plural form of extravaganza.
- fantasmagoria — phantasmagoria.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.