English dictionary: words starting with ag - page 6

verb

Have the same opinion about something; concur.

Usage examples:

I completely agree with your recent editorial

noun

Agriculture conducted on strictly commercial principles.

Usage examples:

With the rise of commercial agriculture and agribusiness, farmers have vastly increased their use o…

noun

Agriculture conducted on strictly commercial principles.

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With the rise of commercial agriculture and agribusiness, farmers have vastly increased their use o…

adjective

Relating to agriculture.

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Agricultural land

noun

The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

Usage examples:

Fungicide resistance is a serious problem facing modern agriculture

noun

A plant of the rose family which bears slender flower spikes and hooked fruits, found in north temperate regions.

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Other locally common tannin-rich plants include blackberry, raspberry, rose, lady's mantle, agrimon…

noun

An expert in the science of soil management and crop production.

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Agronomists worry that hot weather, combined with dry conditions, can hamper pollination

noun

An expert in the science of soil management and crop production.

Usage examples:

Agronomists worry that hot weather, combined with dry conditions, can hamper pollination

noun

The science of soil management and crop production.

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The core group excludes several private colleges and universities as well as some public institutio…

adjective

(of a ship) lying on or touching the ground under shallow water.

Usage examples:

A cargo ship aground in the pentland firth

adverb

(with reference to a ship) on or on to the ground under shallow water.

Usage examples:

The ships must slow to avoid running aground

noun

Malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering.

Usage examples:

‘we have just moved our camp out of the cypress swamp where the men were fast succumbing to the mal…