12-letter words containing a, e, r, u, g
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- uncourageous — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- under-manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- underbearing — unassuming
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- undergarment — an article of underwear.
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- undermanning — the condition of not having enough employees to function properly
- undermeaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- unendangered — not endangered
- unexpurgated — to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unfragmented — existing or functioning as though broken into separate parts; disorganized; disunified: a fragmented personality; a fragmented society.
- ungerminated — to begin to grow or develop.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
- ungracefully — in an ungraceful manner
- unguaranteed — 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.
- unguentarium — a vessel for holding an unguent
- unintegrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- unoriginated — not originated
- unprevailing — lacking force, not effective
- unprogrammed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- unregenerate — not regenerate; not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant: an unregenerate sinner.
- unsegregated — not segregated, especially not subject to racial division; integrated: an unsegregated community.
- unstaggering — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- unvariegated — varied; diversified; diverse.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- up a gumtree — in a very awkward position; in difficulties
- urban legend — a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City sewer system, or is that just an urban legend?
- urinogenital — genitourinary.
- vasoligature — vasoligation.
- visual range — Meteorology. visibility (def 3).
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- well-guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- yogurt-maker — a machine for making yogurt
- younger edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- younger hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the dealer