ag ['ag] -adj
- of or relating to agriculture
Ag -symbol
- silver
AG -abbr
- adjutant general
- joint stock company
- attorney general
again [ə-'gen, -'gin, -'gān] -adv
- in return : back
- swore he would pay him again when he was able -- Shak.
- another time : once more : anew
- I shall not look upon his like again -- Shak.
- on the other hand
- he might go, and again he might not
- in addition : besides
- again, there is another matter to consider
again and again -adv
- at frequent intervals : often, repeatedly
against [ə-'gen(t)st, -'gin(t)st, -'gān(t)st] -prep
- in opposition or hostility to
- spoke against his enemies
- contrary to
- in competition with
- racing against each other
- as a basis for disapproval of
- directly opposite : facing
- she sat down just over against me -- Daniel Defoe
- exposed to
- compared or contrasted with
- profits are up against last year
- in preparation or provision for
- saving against an uncertain future
- as a defense or protection from
- a shelter against the cold
- in the direction of and into contact with
- knocked against the ropes
- in contact with
- in a direction opposite to the motion or course of : counter to
- as a counterbalance to
- weighing risk against profit
- in exchange for
- a lower rate against the dollar
- as a charge on
- charged against her account
- before the background of
- in preparation for the time when
- throw on another log of wood against father comes home -- Charles Dickens
Ag·a·mem·non [,a-gə-'mem-,nän, -nən] -n
- a king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War
agam·ic [(,)ā-'ga-mik] -adj
- asexual, parthenogenetic
agam·ma·glob·u·lin·emia [,ā-,ga-mə-,glä-byə-lə-'nē-mē-ə] -n, adj
- a condition in which the body forms few or no gamma globulins or antibodies
aga·mo·sper·my [(,)ā-'ga-mə-,spər-mē, 'a-gə-mō-,spər-] -n
- apogamy
- apogamy in which sexual union is not completed and the embryo is produced from the innermost layer of the integument of the female gametophyte
ag·a·pan·thus [,a-gə-'pan(t)-thəs] -n
- any of several African plants (genus Agapanthus) of the lily family cultivated for their umbels of showy blue, purple, or white flowers
aga·pe [ä-'gä-(,)pā, 'ä-gə-,pā] -n
- love feast
- love
agape [ə-'gāp also -'gap] -adj or adv
- wide open : gaping
- being in a state of wonder
- tourists agape at the scenery
agar ['ä-gər] -n
- a gelatinous colloidal extractive of a red alga (as of the genera Gelidium, Gracilaria,and Eucheuma) used esp. in culture media or as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods
- a culture medium containing agar
agaragar [,ä-gər-'ä-gər] -n
- agar
aga·ric ['a-gər-ik, ə-'ger-ik, -'ga-rik] -n
- the dried fruiting body of a fungus ( Fomes officinalissyn. Polyporus officinalis) formerly used in medicine
- any of a family (Agaricaceae) of fungi with the sporophore usu. resembling an umbrella and with numerous gills on the underside of the cap
aga·rose ['a-gə-,rōs, 'ä-, -,rōz] -n
- a polysaccharide obtained from agar and used esp. as a supporting medium in gel electrophoresis
ag·ate ['a-gət] -n
- a fine-grained variegated chalcedony having its colors arranged in stripes, blended in clouds, or showing mosslike forms
- : something made of or fitted with agate: as
- a drawplate used by gold-wire drawers
- a playing marble of agate
- a size of type approximately 5 point
- condensed information (as advertisements or box scores) set esp. in agate type
agate line -n
- a space one column wide and inch deep used as a unit of measurement in classified advertising
agate ware -n
- pottery veined and mottled to resemble agate
- an enameled iron or steel ware for household utensils
aga·ve [ə-'gä-vē] -n
- any of a genus ( Agaveof the family Agavaceae, the agave family) of plants having spiny-margined leaves and flowers in tall spreading panicles and including some cultivated for their fiber or sap or for ornament
agaze [ə-'gāz] -adj
- engaged in the act of gazing
AGC -abbr
- advanced graduate certificate
agcy -abbr
- agency
age ['āj] -n
- the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests
- majority
- one of the stages of life
- the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time
- lifetime
- an advanced stage of life
- : a period of time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature: as
- a period in history or human progress
- a cultural period marked by the prominence of a particular item
- a division of geologic time that is usu. shorter than an epoch
- the period contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his or her active life
- a long time usu. used in pl.
- haven't seen him in age s
- generation
- an individual's development measured in terms of the years requisite for like development of an average individual
- to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age
- to acquire a desirable quality (as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time
- to cause to become old
- to bring to a state fit for use or to maturity
aged ['ā-jəd, 'ājd; 'ājd for 1b] -adj, n
- : grown old: as
- of an advanced age
- having attained a specified age
- typical of old age
agegroup ['āj-,grüp] -n
- a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages
age·ism ['ā-(,)ji-zəm] -n, adj
- prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and esp. the elderly
age·less ['āj-ləs] -adj, adv, n
- not growing old or showing the effects of age
- timeless, eternal
age·long ['āj-,lȯŋ] -adj
- lasting for an age : everlasting
agemate [-,māt] -n
- one who is of about the same age as another
agen·cy ['ā-jən(t)-sē] -n
- the office or function of an agent
- the relationship between a principal and that person's agent
- the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power : operation
- a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved : instrumentality
- communicated through the agency of the ambassador
- an establishment engaged in doing business for another
- an administrative division (as of a government)
- the agency for consumer protection
agency shop -n
- an establishment in which the union serves as the agent for and receives dues and assessments from all employees in the bargaining unit regardless of union membership
agen·da [ə-'jen-də] -n, adj
- a list or outline of things to be considered or done
- agenda s of faculty meetings
- an underlying often ideological plan or program
agen·dum [-dəm] -n
- agenda
- an item on an agenda
agen·e·sis [(,)ā-'je-nə-səs] -n
- lack or failure of development (as of a body part)
agent ['ā-jənt] -n
- one that acts or exerts power
- something that produces or is capable of producing an effect : an active or efficient cause
- a chemically, physically, or biologically active principle
- a means or instrument by which a guiding intelligence achieves a result
- : one who is authorized to act for or in the place of another: as
- a representative, emissary, or official of a government
- one engaged in undercover activities (as espionage) : spy
- a business representative (as of an athlete or entertainer)
- a computer application designed to automate certain tasks (as gathering information online)
agentgeneral -n
- a chief agent
- the representative in England of a British dominion
agent·ing ['ā-jən-tiŋ] -n
- the business or activities of an agent
Agent Orange -n
- an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant
agent pro·vo·ca·teur ['ä-,zhäⁿ-prō-,vä-kə-'tər, 'ā-jənt-] -n
- one employed to associate with suspected persons and by pretending sympathy with their aims to incite them to some incriminating action
agent·ry ['ā-jən-trē] -n
- the office, duties, or activities of an agent
age of consent
- the age at which one is legally competent to give consent esp. to marriage or to sexual intercourse
age of reason
- the time of life when one begins to be able to distinguish right from wrong
- a period characterized by a prevailing belief in the use of reason
- the 18th century in England and France
ageold ['āj-'ōld] -adj
- having existed for ages : ancient
ag·er·a·tum [,a-jə-'rā-təm] -n
- any of a genus ( Ageratum) of annual tropical American composite herbs often cultivated for their small showy heads of usu. blue or white flowers
- a related blue-flowered perennial ( Eupatorium coelestinum)
age spots -n pl
- benign flat spots of dark pigmentation on the skin (as from exposure to the sun) occurring esp. among older people called also liver spots
Ag·ga·dah [ə-'gä-də, -'gȯ-] -n, pl
- ancient Jewish lore forming esp. the nonlegal part of the Talmud
Ag·ge·us [a-'gē-əs] -n
- haggai
ag·gie ['a-gē] -n
- an agricultural school or college
- a student at such an institution
aggie -n
- a playing marble
- agate
ag·gior·na·men·to [ə-,jȯr-nə-'men-(,)tō] -n
- a bringing up to date : modernization
- dedicated to the aggiornamento of the church
ag·glom·er·ate [ə-'glä-mə-,rāt] -vt
- to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
- gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster
- clustered or growing together but not coherent
- an agglomerate flower head
- a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity
- a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration
ag·glom·er·a·tion [ə-,glä-mə-'rā-shən] -n, adj
- the action or process of collecting in a mass
- a heap or cluster of usu. disparate elements
- urban agglomeration s knit together by the new railways -- Times Lit. Supp.
ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty [ə-,glü-tᵊn-ə-'bi-lə-tē] -n, adj
- capacity (as of red blood cells) to be agglutinated
ag·glu·ti·nate [ə-'glü-tᵊn-,āt] -vb
- to cause to adhere : fasten
- to combine into a compound : attach to a base as an affix
- to cause to undergo agglutination
- to unite or combine into a group or mass
- to form words by agglutination
- a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or mineral particles in soil)
ag·glu·ti·na·tion [ə-,glü-tᵊn-'ā-shən] -n
- the action or process of agglutinating
- a mass or group formed by the union of separate elements
- the formation of derivational or inflectional words by putting together constituents of which each expresses a single definite meaning
- a reaction in which particles (as red blood cells or bacteria) suspended in a liquid collect into clumps and which occurs esp. as a serologic response to a specific antibody
ag·glu·ti·na·tive [ə-'glü-tᵊn-,ā-tiv, -ə-tiv] -adj
- adhesive
- characterized by linguistic agglutination
ag·glu·ti·nin [ə-'glü-tᵊn-ən] -n
- a substance (as an antibody) producing agglutination
ag·glu·ti·no·gen [ə-'glü-tᵊn-ə-jən] -n, adj
- an antigen whose presence results in the formation of an agglutinin
ag·gra·da·tion [,a-grə-'dā-shən] -n, adj
- a modification of the earth's surface in the direction of uniformity of grade by deposition
ag·gran·dise [ə-'gran-,dīz also 'a-grən-] -vt, n
(variant of aggrandize)
- to make great or greater : increase, enlarge
- to make appear great or greater : praise highly
- to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of
- exploited the situation to aggrandize himself
ag·gran·dize [ə-'gran-,dīz also 'a-grən-] -vt, n
- to make great or greater : increase, enlarge
- to make appear great or greater : praise highly
- to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of
- exploited the situation to aggrandize himself
ag·gra·vate ['a-grə-,vāt] -vt
- to make heavy : burden
- increase
- to make worse, more serious, or more severe : intensify unpleasantly
- problems have been aggravated by neglect
- to rouse to displeasure or anger by usu. persistent and often petty goading
- to produce inflammation in
aggravated assault -n
- : an assault that is more serious than a common assault: as
- an assault combined with an intent to commit a crime
- any of various assaults so defined by statute
aggravating -adj
- arousing displeasure, impatience, or anger
ag·gra·va·tion [,a-grə-'vā-shən] -n
- an act or circumstance that intensifies or makes worse
- the act, action, or result of aggravating
- an increasing in seriousness or severity
- irritation, provocation
ag·gre·gate ['a-gri-gət] -adj, adv, n
- : formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective: as
- clustered in a dense mass or head
- formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower
- composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments
- taking all units as a whole
- to collect or gather into a mass or whole
- to amount in the aggregate to : total
- a mass or body of units or parts somewhat loosely associated with one another
- the whole sum or amount : sum total
- an aggregate rock
- any of several hard inert materials (as sand, gravel, or slag) used for mixing with a cementing material to form concrete, mortar, or plaster
- a clustered mass of individual soil particles varied in shape, ranging in size from a microscopic granule to a small crumb, and considered the basic structural unit of soil
- set
- monetary aggregate
ag·gre·ga·tion [,a-gri-'gā-shən] -n, adj
- a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals
- the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
- the condition of being so collected
ag·gre·ga·tive ['a-gri-,gā-tiv] -adj, adv
- of or relating to an aggregate
- tending to aggregate
ag·gress [ə-'gres] -vi
- to commit aggression : act aggressively
ag·gres·sion [ə-'gre-shən] -n
- a forceful action or procedure (as an unprovoked attack) esp. when intended to dominate or master
- the practice of making attacks or encroachments
- unprovoked violation by one country of the territorial integrity of another
- hostile, injurious, or destructive behavior or outlook esp. when caused by frustration
ag·gres·sive [ə-'gre-siv] -adj, adv, n
- tending toward or exhibiting aggression
- marked by combative readiness
- marked by obtrusive energy
- marked by driving forceful energy or initiative : enterprising
- strong or emphatic in effect or intent
- growing, developing, or spreading rapidly
- more severe, intensive, or comprehensive than usual esp. in dosage or extent
ag·gres·sor [ə-'gre-sər] -n
- one that commits or practices aggression
ag·grieve [ə-'grēv] -vt
- to give pain or trouble to : distress
- to inflict injury on
ag·grieved [ə-'grēvd] -adj, adv
- troubled or distressed in spirit
- suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights
- aggrieved minority groups
- showing or expressing grief, injury, or offense
ag·grieve·ment [ə-'grēv-mənt] -n
- the quality or state of being aggrieved
ag·gro ['a-(,)grō] -n
- deliberately aggressive, provoking, or violent behavior
- exasperation, irritation
aggro -adj
- aggressive or aggressively daring in style or manner
aghast [ə-'gast] -adj
- struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked
ag·ile ['a-jəl, -,jī(-ə)l] -adj, adv
- marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace
- having a quick resourceful and adaptable character
agil·i·ty [ə-'ji-lə-tē] -n
- the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness, dexterity
- played with increasing agility
agin [ə-'gen(t)st, -'gin(t)st, -'gān(t)st] -prep
(variant of against)
- in opposition or hostility to
- spoke against his enemies
- contrary to
- in competition with
- racing against each other
- as a basis for disapproval of
- directly opposite : facing
- she sat down just over against me -- Daniel Defoe
- exposed to
- compared or contrasted with
- profits are up against last year
- in preparation or provision for
- saving against an uncertain future
- as a defense or protection from
- a shelter against the cold
- in the direction of and into contact with
- knocked against the ropes
- in contact with
- in a direction opposite to the motion or course of : counter to
- as a counterbalance to
- weighing risk against profit
- in exchange for
- a lower rate against the dollar
- as a charge on
- charged against her account
- before the background of
- in preparation for the time when
- throw on another log of wood against father comes home -- Charles Dickens
aging ['āj] -n
(variant of age)
- the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests
- majority
- one of the stages of life
- the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time
- lifetime
- an advanced stage of life
- : a period of time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature: as
- a period in history or human progress
- a cultural period marked by the prominence of a particular item
- a division of geologic time that is usu. shorter than an epoch
- the period contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his or her active life
- a long time usu. used in pl.
- haven't seen him in age s
- generation
- an individual's development measured in terms of the years requisite for like development of an average individual
- to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age
- to acquire a desirable quality (as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time
- to cause to become old
- to bring to a state fit for use or to maturity
agism ['ā-(,)ji-zəm] -n, adj
(variant of ageism)
- prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and esp. the elderly
ag·i·ta ['a-jə-tə] -n
- a feeling of agitation or anxiety
ag·i·tate ['a-jə-,tāt] -vb, adv, n, adj
- to give motion to
- to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action
- the storm agitated the sea
- to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
- to discuss excitedly and earnestly
- to stir up public discussion of
- to attempt to arouse public feeling
- agitated for better schools
ag·i·ta·tive ['a-jə-,tā-tiv] -adj
- causing agitation
ag·i·ta·to [,a-jə-'tä-(,)tō] -adv or adj
- in a restless and agitated manner used as a direction in music
ag·i·ta·tor ['a-jə-,tā-tər] -n
- one that agitates: as
- one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues
- a device or an apparatus for stirring or shaking
ag·it·prop ['a-jət-,präp] -n, adj
- propaganda
- political propaganda promulgated chiefly in literature, drama, music, or art
AGL -abbr
- above ground level
Aglaia [ə-'glī-ə, -'glā-ə] -n
- one of the three Graces
aglare [ə-'gler] -adj
- glaring
- his eyes aglare with fury
agleam [ə-'glēm] -adj
- gleaming esp. with reflected light
ag·let ['a-glət] -n
- the plain or ornamental tag covering the ends of a lace or point
- any of various ornamental studs, cords, or pins worn on clothing
agley [ə-'glā, -'glē, -'glī] -adv
- awry, wrong
- the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley -- Robert Burns
aglit·ter [ə-'gli-tər] -adj
- glittering esp. with reflected light
aglow [ə-'glō] -adj
- glowing esp. with warmth or excitement
agly·cone [a-'glī-,kōn] -n
- an organic compound (as a phenol or alcohol) combined with the sugar portion of a glycoside
AGN -abbr
- active galactic nucleus; active galactic nuclei
ag·nate ['ag-,nāt] -n
- a relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through males
- a paternal kinsman
agnate [ag-'na-tik] -adj
- allied, akin
- related through male descent or on the father's side
Ag·ne·an ['äg-nē-ən] -n
- tocharian a
ag·nize [ag-'nīz] -vt
- recognize, acknowledge
ag·no·lot·ti [,än-yə-'lä-tē, -'lȯ-] -n
- pasta in the form of semicircular cases containing a filling (as of meat, cheese, or vegetables)
ag·no·men [ag-'nō-mən] -n
- an additional cognomen given to a person by the ancient Romans (as in honor of some achievement)
ag·no·sia [ag-'nō-zhə, -shə] -n
- loss or diminution of the ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli usu. as a result of brain damage
ag·nos·tic [ag-'näs-tik, əg-] -n
- a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and prob. unknowable
- one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
- a person unwilling to commit to an opinion about something
agnostic -adj
- of, relating to, or being an agnostic or the beliefs of agnostics
- noncommittal, undogmatic
Ag·nus Dei [,äg-,nu̇s-'dā(-,ē), -,nüs-; ,än-yu̇s-; ,ag-nəs-] -n
- a liturgical prayer addressed to Christ as Savior
- an image of a lamb often with a halo and a banner and cross used as a symbol of Christ
ago [ə-'gō] -adj or adv
- earlier than the present time
agog [ə-'gäg] -adj
- full of intense interest or excitement : eager
- kids all agog over new toys
agogo [ä-'gō-(,)gō, ə-] -n
- a nightclub for dancing to popular music : disco
- go-go
- being in a whirl of motion
- being up-to-date often used postpositively
agon ['ä-,gän, 'a-, ä-'gōn] -n
- conflict
- the dramatic conflict between the chief characters in a literary work
ag·o·nal ['a-gə-nᵊl] -adj
- of, relating to, or associated with agony and esp. the death agony
agone [ə-'gȯn also -'gän] -adj or adv
- ago
ag·o·nise ['a-gə-,nīz] -vb
(variant of agonize)
- to cause to suffer agony : torture
- to suffer agony, torture, or anguish
- agonize s over every decision
- struggle
ag·o·nist ['a-gə-nist] -n
- one that is engaged in a struggle
- a muscle that is controlled by the action of an antagonist with which it is paired
- a chemical substance capable of combining with a specific receptor on a cell and initiating the same reaction or activity typically produced by the binding endogenous substance
ag·o·nis·tic [,a-gə-'nis-tik] -adj, adv
- of or relating to the athletic contests of ancient Greece
- argumentative
- striving for effect : strained
- of, relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction (as fighting, fleeing, or submitting) between individuals usu. of the same species
ag·o·nize ['a-gə-,nīz] -vb
- to cause to suffer agony : torture
- to suffer agony, torture, or anguish
- agonize s over every decision
- struggle
agonized -adj
- characterized by, suffering, or expressing agony
agonizing -adj, adv
- causing agony
ag·o·ny ['a-gə-nē] -n
- intense pain of mind or body : anguish, torture
- the struggle that precedes death
- a violent struggle or contest
- a strong sudden display (as of joy or delight) : outburst
agony aunt -n
- one who writes an agony column
agony column -n
- a newspaper column of personal advertisements relating esp. to missing relatives or friends
- a newspaper column that includes letters from readers seeking personal advice and the columnist's replies
ag·o·ra ['a-gə-rə] -n
- a gathering place
- the marketplace in ancient Greece
ago·ra [,ä-gə-'rä] -n
- see shekel at
ag·o·ra·pho·bia [,a-g(ə-)rə-'fō-bē-ə] -n, adj or n
- abnormal fear of being helpless in an embarrassing or unescapable situation that is characterized esp. by the avoidance of open or public places
agou·ti [ə-'gü-tē] -n
- any of a genus ( Dasyprocta) of tropical American rodents about the size of a rabbit
- a grizzled color of fur resulting from the barring of each hair in several alternate dark and light bands
agr -abbr
- agricultural; agriculture
agrafe [ə-'graf] -n
- a hook-and-loop fastening
- an ornamental clasp used on armor or costumes
agran·u·lo·cyte [(,)ā-'gran-yə-lō-,sīt] -n
- a white blood cell without cytoplasmic granules
agran·u·lo·cy·to·sis [,ā-,gran-yə-lō-,sī-'tō-səs] -n
- an acute febrile condition marked by severe decrease in blood granulocytes and often associated with the use of certain drugs
ag·ra·pha ['a-grə-fə] -n pl
- sayings of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings
agraph·ia [(,)ā-'gra-fē-ə] -n
- the pathologic loss of the ability to write
agrar·i·an [ə-'grer-ē-ən] -adj
- of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
- of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life
- organized or designed to promote agricultural interests
agrarian -n
- a member of an agrarian party or movement
agrar·i·an·ism [-ē-ə-,ni-zəm] -n
- a social or political movement designed to bring about land reforms or to improve the economic status of the farmer
agree [ə-'grē] -vb
- to concur in (as an opinion) : admit, concede
- to consent to as a course of action
- agreed to sell him the house
- to settle on by common consent : arrange
- I agreed rental terms with him -- Eric Bennett
- to accept or concede something (as the views or wishes of another)
- to achieve or be in harmony (as of opinion, feeling, or purpose)
- we agree in our taste in music
- to get along together
- to come to terms
- agree on a fair division of profits
- to be similar : correspond
- to be consistent
- the story agree s with the facts
- to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : suit
- this climate agree s with him
- to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (as gender, number, case, or person)
agree·able [ə-'grē-ə-bəl] -adj, n, adv
- pleasing to the mind or senses esp. as according well with one's tastes or needs
- ready or willing to agree or consent
- being in harmony : consonant
agree·ment [ə-'grē-mənt] -n
- the act or fact of agreeing
- harmony of opinion, action, or character : concord
- an arrangement as to a course of action
- compact, treaty
- a contract duly executed and legally binding
- the language or instrument embodying such a contract
ag·ri·busi·ness ['a-grə-,biz-nəs, -nəz] -n
- an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities
ag·ri·busi·ness·man [,a-grə-'biz-nəs-,man, -mən, -nəz-] -n
- a person who works in or manages an agribusiness
ag·ri·cul·tur·al [,a-gri-'kəl-ch(ə-)rəl] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, used in, or concerned with agriculture
ag·ri·cul·ture ['a-gri-,kəl-chər] -n
- the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products : farming
ag·ri·mo·ny ['a-grə-,mō-nē] -n
- any of a genus ( Agrimoniaand esp. A. eupatoria) of herbs of the rose family having compound leaves, slender spikes of small yellow flowers, and fruits like burs
ag·ri·tour·ism [,a-gri-'tu̇r-,i-zəm] -n
- the practice of touring agricultural areas to see farms and often to participate in farm activities
agro- -comb form
- of or belonging to fields or soil : agricultural
- agricultural and
ag·ro·chem·i·cal [,a-grō-'ke-mi-kəl] -n
- an agricultural chemical (as an herbicide or an insecticide)
ag·ro·ecol·o·gy [,a-grō-ē-'kä-lə-jē, -i-'kä-, -e-'kä-] -n, adj
- an ecological approach to agriculture that views agricultural areas as ecosystems and is concerned with the ecological impact of agricultural practices
ag·ro·for·est·ry [,a-grō-'fȯr-ə-strē, -'fär-] -n
- land management involving the growing of trees in association with food crops or pastures
ag·roin·dus·tri·al [,a-grō-in-'dəs-trē-əl] -adj
- of or relating to production (as of power for industry and water for irrigation) for both industrial and agricultural purposes
agron·o·my [ə-'grä-nə-mē] -n, adj, adv
- a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management
aground [ə-'grau̇nd] -adv or adj
- on the ground
- on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water
agt -abbr
- agent
ague ['ā-(,)gyü] -n, adj
- a fever (as malaria) marked by paroxysms of chills, fever, and sweating that recur at regular intervals
- a fit of shivering