English dictionary: words starting with 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.

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…

adverb

Another time; once more.

Usage examples:

It was great to meet old friends again

Anew

adverb

Many times

Usage examples:

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

preposition

In opposition to.

Usage examples:

The fight against crime

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.

phrase

Contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something.

Usage examples:

It goes against the grain to tell outright lies

idiom

If something goes against the grain, you would not usually do it because it would be unusual

Usage examples:

These days it goes against the grain to show too much respect for authority.

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.

idiom

To not follow what everyone else is doing

idiom

Before a particular time, or within the allowed time

Usage examples:

I was racing against the clock, but i finished the test just before the bell.

noun

Lack of gamma globulin in the blood plasma, causing immune deficiency.

Usage examples:

The gamma-globulin zone is decreased in hypo-gammaglobulinemia and agammaglobulinemia.

noun

A south african plant of the lily family, with blue or white flowers growing in rounded clusters.

Usage examples:

A romantic 15-acre garden with a saxon mound planted with yuccas, agapanthus, lilies, hosta and ger…

adjective

(of a person's mouth) wide open in surprise or wonder.

Usage examples:

Downes listened, mouth agape with incredulity

noun

Christian love, as distinct from erotic love or simple affection.

Usage examples:

The ancient greeks made the distinction between eros and agape.

noun

A gelatinous substance obtained from certain red seaweeds and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods.

Usage examples:

The gelatinizing agent was a japanese seaweed called agar-agar, commonly found in organic stores.

noun

A fungus with a fruiting body that resembles a mushroom, having a convex or flattened cap with gills on the underside.

Usage examples:

An agaric, such as the common field mushroom, has gills in the form of fine, radiating ‘plates’.

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…

noun

An ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony (quartz), typically banded in appearance.

Usage examples:

Silica precipitated from aqueous solution at low temperatures gives cryptocrystalline varieties suc…

noun

An ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony (quartz), typically banded in appearance.

Usage examples:

Silica precipitated from aqueous solution at low temperatures gives cryptocrystalline varieties suc…

noun

A succulent plant with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves and tall flower spikes, native to the southern us and tropical america.

Usage examples:

Species with leathery leaves such as agaves, aloes, echeverias and sanseverias are the obvious choi…

noun

A succulent plant with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves and tall flower spikes, native to the southern us and tropical america.

Usage examples:

Species with leathery leaves such as agaves, aloes, echeverias and sanseverias are the obvious choi…

noun

The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.

Usage examples:

He died from a heart attack at the age of 51

verb

Grow old or older.

Usage examples:

The tiredness we feel as we age

suffix

Forming nouns denoting an action.

Usage examples:

Leverage

phrase

The age at which someone is considered by the law to be old enough to agree to have sex with someone

Usage examples:

This state finally raised the age of consent to 16 last year., people who know him claim that he re…

noun

A group of people who are the same age or a similar age

Usage examples:

In/of the same age group according to the study, childless women between 25 and 35 earn about 90 ce…

adjective

Very old, or having existed for a long time

Usage examples:

It’s an age-old story of love and betrayal.

noun

A small, dark area that appears on the skin of older people

Usage examples:

His hair is now snow-white and his face mottled with age spots., sun protection helps prevent age s…