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14-letter words containing a, g, e, u

  • guiana current — an ocean current flowing northwest along the northeast coast of South America.
  • guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
  • guido d'arezzo — (Guido Aretinus"Fra Guittone") c995–1049? Italian monk and music theorist: reformer of musical notation.
  • guinea current — an ocean current flowing E along the Guinea coast of W Africa.
  • gulf of guinea — a large inlet of the S Atlantic on the W coast of Africa, extending from Cape Palmas, Liberia, to Cape Lopez, Gabon: contains two large bays, the Bight of Bonny and the Bight of Benin, separated by the Niger delta
  • gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • guy fawkes day — (in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes.
  • gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
  • haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
  • haematophagous — (of certain animals) feeding on blood
  • hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
  • hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
  • have bought it — to be killed
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • hemagglutinate — to cause the clumping of red blood cells in
  • hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
  • housing estate — housing development.
  • housing market — property trade
  • hunting season — annual period when hunting is permitted
  • image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
  • in league with — along with, plotting with
  • integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
  • interlanguages — Plural form of interlanguage.
  • interlingually — in an interlingual manner
  • irregular verb — verb with non-standard past tense
  • irregularities — the quality or state of being irregular.
  • jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
  • judge advocate — a staff officer designated as legal adviser to a commander and charged with the administration of military justice.
  • judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
  • jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
  • juicing orange — an orange that is grown especially for its juice, for example the Valencia orange
  • jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
  • lake bangweulu — a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps
  • lake nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
  • language death — the complete displacement of one language by another in a population of speakers.
  • langue de chat — a flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit
  • languorousness — The quality of being languorous.
  • lanterne rouge — a notional award given to the competitor who finishes last in a cycle race
  • lapsus linguae — a slip of the tongue.
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • last judgement — In the Christian religion, the Last Judgement is the last day of the world when God will judge everyone who has died and decide whether they will go to Heaven or Hell.
  • laughing hyena — an African hyena, Crocuta crocuta, having a yellowish-gray coat with brown or black spots, noted for its distinctive howl.
  • laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
  • league leaders — the team at the top of a league
  • learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
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