| agate |
a type of quartz with cloudy patches or bands of color. [2 definitions] |
| agave |
any of the tropical American plants, such as the century plant, that are related to the amaryllis and have tall, branched clusters of flowers and leaves with spiny edges. |
| agaze |
gazing or staring. |
| -age |
condition or situation. [5 definitions] |
| age |
the length of time that a person or thing has existed. [11 definitions] |
| age-appropriate |
suitable or proper for a person of a particular, specified age. |
| aged |
being old or advanced in years. [5 definitions] |
| ageism |
discrimination on the basis of age, esp. against the elderly or middle-aged. |
| ageless |
not aging or showing the effects of aging. [2 definitions] |
| agelong |
lasting for an age or ages. |
| agemate |
one of approximately the same age as another; contemporary; peer. |
| agency |
an organization, franchise, or business that acts on behalf of others. [4 definitions] |
| agency shop |
an agreement, between an owner or manager and a union that requires employees who do not want to join the union to pay a fee. [2 definitions] |
| agenda |
a list of things to be done or discussed. |
| agendaless |
combined form of agenda. |
| agent |
a person with authority to perform certain actions on behalf of another. [5 definitions] |
| Agent Orange |
an extremely toxic defoliant widely used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War and now believed to cause cancer and birth defects. |
| agent provocateur |
(French) a secret agent who incites other people to commit acts that will subject them to punishment or prosecution, or who incites others to acts of rebellion or subversion; troublemaker. |
| age of consent |
the age at which a person, usu. female, is legally considered to be competent to consent to sexual relations, used as a standard in determining whether statutory rape has occurred. |
| age of majority |
the age at which a person is granted by law the rights and responsibilities of an adult, such as liability under contract and the right to sue. |
| age-old |
as old as the ages; ancient. |