English words starting with ag

Meanings of Ag:

noun

Short for agricultural.

Usage examples:

The objective was to set the stage for cooperation among ag organizations

exclamation

Used to express a range of emotions from irritation or grief to pleasure.

Usage examples:

Ag man, there's nothing anyone can do

prefix

Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before g (as in aggravate, aggression ).

abbreviation

Adjutant general.

The chemical element silver.

Meanings of Aga:

noun

(in muslim countries, especially under the ottoman empire) a military commander or official.

Usage examples:

The aga was also charged of controlling all the goods and passengers to embark since they needed th…

Meanings of Again:

adverb

Another time; once more.

Usage examples:

It was great to meet old friends again

Anew

Meanings of Again-and-again:

adverb

Many times

Usage examples:

I’ve told you again and again that i don’t know anything about it.

Meanings of Against:

preposition

In opposition to.

Usage examples:

The fight against crime

Meanings of Against all odds:

idiom

If you do or achieve something against (all) the odds/against all odds, you do or achieve it although there were a lot of problems and you were not likely to succeed

Usage examples:

Against all the odds, he recovered.

Meanings of Against the run of play:

idiom

If a football team scores a goal against the run of play, they score when the opposing side has been playing better or had more opportunities to score

Usage examples:

West brom scored against the run of play just before half time.

Meanings of Against-the-tide:

idiom

To not follow what everyone else is doing

Meanings of Agal:

noun

A headband worn by bedouin arab men to keep the keffiyeh in place.

Usage examples:

It is held in place with an agal, a thick, black woven band.

Meanings of Agalactia:

noun

Failure to produce milk after giving birth; an instance of this.

Meanings of Agalactic:

adjective

Unable to produce milk, especially (of a sheep or goat) as a result of contagious agalactia.

Meanings of Agalactous:

adjective

= agalactic .

Meanings of Agalaxia:

noun

More fully "contagious agalaxia". = agalactia .

Meanings of Agalite:

noun

A fine, fibrous variety of talc used especially in the manufacture of paper.

Meanings of Agalloch:

noun

Aloe wood, the fragrant resinous heartwood of trees of the south-east asian genus aquilaria, especially that of a. malaccensis (formerly a. agallocha).

Meanings of Agallochum:

noun

Aloe wood, the fragrant resinous heartwood of trees of the south-east asian genus aquilaria, especially that of a. malaccensis (formerly a. agallocha).

Meanings of Agallop:

adverb

At a gallop. also as adjective: galloping. occasionally figurative.

Meanings of Agalma:

noun

An image, representation, or emblem; specifically the image on a seal.

Meanings of Agalmatolite:

noun

A soapstone or other soft mineral used for carving figures, especially in china.

Meanings of Agama:

noun

An old world lizard with a large head and a long tail, typically showing a marked difference in colour and form between the sexes.

Usage examples:

A color usually not visible might be flashed by some species, such as the african agama which turns…

Meanings of Agamae:

noun

The plants belonging to the former taxonomic division cryptogamia; the cryptogamous plants collectively (erroneously believed to have no sexual organs).

Meanings of Agamas:

noun

An old world lizard with a large head and a long tail, typically showing a marked difference in colour and form between the sexes.

Usage examples:

A color usually not visible might be flashed by some species, such as the african agama which turns…

Meanings of Agamemnon:

proper noun

King of mycenae and brother of menelaus, commander-in-chief of the greek expedition against troy. on his return home from troy he was murdered by his wife clytemnestra and her lover aegisthus; his murder was avenged by his son orestes and daughter electra.

Meanings of Agamete:

noun

A stage in the life cycle of a protozoan which functions as a non-sexual reproductive cell.

Meanings of Agametes:

noun

A stage in the life cycle of a protozoan which functions as a non-sexual reproductive cell.