10-letter words containing a, e, g, u
- give pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- glammed up — made to look more glamorous
- glamourise — to make glamorous.
- glamourize — to make glamorous.
- glanderous — Characteristic of, pertaining to, or afflicted by glanders.
- glandulose — Alternative form of glandulous.
- glasshouse — a glassworks.
- glauberite — a mineral, sodium calcium sulfate, Na 2 Ca(SO 4) 2 , often found as a deposit on the beds of salt lakes.
- glauconite — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glomerular — a compact cluster of capillaries.
- gluemakers — Plural form of gluemaker.
- glumaceous — glumelike; chaffy.
- glutamates — Plural form of glutamate.
- goat's-rue — Also called catgut. a hairy American plant, Tephrosia virginiana, of the legume family, having yellow and pink flowers.
- goatsucker — nightjar (def 2).
- good usage — (in a language) standard, prescribed, or acceptable usage of words or phrases: Your sentence violates the rules of good usage.
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graecismus — (rhetoric, historical) Use of Greek words and examples.
- gramineous — grasslike.
- grand duke — the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.
- granduncle — an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.
- granulated — Simple past tense and past participle of granulate.
- grapefruit — a large, roundish, yellow-skinned, edible citrus fruit having a juicy, acid pulp.
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- gratefully — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- graticules — Plural form of graticule.
- gratitudes — Plural form of gratitude.
- gratuities — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
- graubunden — German name of Grisons.
- grease cup — oilcup.
- grease gun — a hand-operated pump for greasing bearings under pressure.
- great guns — Informal. in a relentlessly energetic or successful manner: The new president has the company going great guns.
- great ouse — Ouse (def 2).
- great skua — Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua (great skua) of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
- great-aunt — a grandaunt.
- gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- ground pea — peanut.
- groupmates — Plural form of groupmate.
- grubstaked — Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake.
- grubstaker — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- grubstakes — Plural form of grubstake.
- guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
- guaguanche — a barracuda, Sphyraena guachanco, found chiefly off the coast of Florida.
- guaranteed — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guaranteer — One who guarantees.
- guarantees — Plural form of guarantee.
- guarantied — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- guaranties — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- guard cell — either of two specialized epidermal cells that flank the pore of a stoma and usually cause it to open and close.
- guardhouse — a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.