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agar–agar noun : AGAR

ag·ate noun 1 : a striped or clouded quartz

2 : a playing marble of agate or of glass

aga·ve noun : any of a genus of spiny-leaved plants (as a century plant) related to the amaryllis

agcy abbreviation agency

1age noun 1 : the length of time during which a being or thing has lived or existed

2 : the time of life at which some particular qualification is achieved; especially : MAJORITY

3 : the latter part of life

4 : a long time

5 : a period in history

Synonyms

aeon, cycle, eternity; also infinity

2age verb aged; ag·ing or age·ing 1 : to grow old or cause to grow old

2 : to become or cause to become mature or mellow

Synonyms

develop, grow, grow up, mature, progress, ripen—more at MATURE

-age noun suffix 1 : aggregate : collection

2 : action : process

3 : cumulative result of

4 : rate of

5 : house or place of

6 : state : rank

7 : fee : charge

aged adjective 1 : of advanced age

2 : having attained a specified age

age·ism noun : discrimination against persons of a particular age and esp. the elderly

age·less adjective 1 : not growing old or showing the effects of age

2 : TIMELESS, ETERNAL <~ truths>

agen·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : one through which something is accomplished : INSTRUMENTALITY

2 : the office or function of an agent

3 : an establishment doing business for another

4 : an administrative division (as of a government)

Synonyms

agent, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, means, medium, organ, vehicle—more at AGENT

agen·da noun : a list of things to be done : PROGRAM

Synonyms

calendar, docket, program, schedule, timetable—more at PROGRAM

agent noun 1 : one that acts

2 : something that produces or is capable of producing an effect : MEANS, INSTRUMENT

3 : a person acting or doing business for another

Synonyms

[2] agency, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, means, medium, organ, vehicle; also determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool

[3] attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, proxy, representative; also ambassador, emissary, foreign minister, legate, minister

Agent Orange noun : an herbicide widely used in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains a toxic contaminant

agent pro·vo·ca·teur noun, plural agents provocateurs [ORIGIN: F]

: a person hired to infiltrate a group and incite its members to illegal action

age–old adjective : having existed for ages : ANCIENT

Synonyms

ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoary, old, venerable—more at ANCIENT

ag·er·a·tum noun, plural -tum also -tums : any of a large genus of tropical American plants that are related to the daisies and have small showy heads of blue or white flowers

Ag·ge·us noun : HAGGAI

1agglomerate verb -at·ed; -at·ing [ORIGIN: L agglomerare to heap up, join, fr. ad- to + glomer-, glomus ball]

: to gather into a mass : CLUSTER

— ag·glom·er·a·tion noun

Synonyms

ball, cluster, conglomerate, roll, round, wad—more at WAD

2agglomerate noun : rock composed of volcanic fragments

ag·glu·ti·nate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing 1 : to cause to adhere : gather into a group or mass

2 : to cause (as red blood cells or bacteria) to collect into clumps

— ag·glu·ti·na·tion noun

ag·gran·dize verb -dized; -diz·ing 1 : to make great or greater

2 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of

— ag·gran·dize·ment noun

Synonyms

[1] add, amplify, augment, boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, increase, multiply, raise, swell, up—more at INCREASE

[2] dignify, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify—more at EXALT

ag·gra·vate verb -vat·ed; -vat·ing 1 : to make more severe : INTENSIFY

2 : to rouse to displeasure or anger by usu. persistent and often petty goading : IRRITATE

Synonyms

annoy, bother, bug, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rile, vex—more at IRRITATE

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