10-letter words containing a, g, u, r
- inarguably — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- inaugurate — to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
- incouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of incourage.
- ingrateful — Ungrateful; not grateful.
- intragroup — Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
- intriguant — a person who engages in intrigue or intrigues.
- iron guard — a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic, eliminated after World War II.
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jaguarundi — a long-bodied and long-tailed tropical wildcat, Felis yagouaroundi, having a brownish-gray coat and a second color phase of reddish-brown: now reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- juggernaut — (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
- june grass — Kentucky bluegrass.
- kalaburagi — a city in Karnataka state, in S central India.
- karaya gum — the dried exudate of an Asian tree, Sterculia urens, used for finishing textiles and as a thickening agent in cosmetics and foodstuffs.
- khidmutgar — a male servant, esp one who serves at table
- khitmutgar — (in India) a waiter.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- kragujevac — a town in E central Serbia; capital of Serbia (1818–39); automobile industry. Pop: 145 890 (2002)
- krita yuga — Satya Yuga.
- krugerrand — (sometimes lowercase) a one-ounce gold coin of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 25 rand: first issued in 1967.
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- la guardia — Fiorello H(enry) [fee-uh-rel-oh] /ˌfi əˈrɛl oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lager lout — a rowdy or aggressive young drunk male
- lagered-up — intoxicated, esp after drinking lager
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- loaf sugar — a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf
- lounge bar — more elegant bar
- lounge car — club car.
- loungewear — articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home.
- loup-garou — a werewolf; lycanthrope.
- luluabourg — former name of Kananga.
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- malgré lui — in spite of himself
- malt sugar — maltose
- malt-sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- manicuring — Present participle of manicure.
- mapinguari — Alternative form of mapinguary.