9-letter words containing a, g, u, s
- pasturing — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- pulsating — throbbing
- quagmires — Plural form of quagmire.
- quandongs — Plural form of quandong.
- quasi-gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- red angus — one of a subpopulation of Aberdeen Angus beef cattle having a reddish coat.
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- sagacious — having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
- sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
- sagebrush — any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.
- sargassum — any seaweed of the genus Sargassum, widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe, as S. bacciferum, the common gulfweed.
- sauvignon — a small blue-black grape grown primarily in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, in SW France, and highly prized in winemaking.
- scrapegut — a fiddle player
- scrummage — scrum (defs 1, 3).
- sea gauge — an automatic sounding device registering the depth to which it is lowered.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- singulary — (of an operator) monadic
- sitatunga — an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.
- situtunga — an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.
- slanguage — slang; a vocabulary of slang.
- slangular — relating to slang
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- southgate — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- sparkplug — to lead, inspire, or animate something or someone.
- spear gun — a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.
- sphagnous — pertaining to, abounding in, or consisting of sphagnum.
- spray gun — a device consisting of a container from which paint or other liquid is sprayed through a nozzle by air pressure from a pump.
- spur gall — a hairless and indurated area or gall on the side of a horse, caused by the irritation of a spur.
- spur gear — a gear having straight teeth cut on the rim parallel to the axis of rotation.
- spur-gall — to scrape, rub or injure (a horse) with the spur when riding
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- square go — a fair fight between two individuals
- squashing — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squatting — occupying a property illegally
- squawking — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- stag hunt — a hunt carried out to find and kill stags
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- stegosaur — a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- strangury — painful urination in which the urine is emitted drop by drop owing to muscle spasms of the urethra or urinary bladder.
- stuttgart — a state in SW Germany: formed 1951. 13,800 sq. mi. (35,740 sq. km). Capital: Stuttgart.
- subagency — an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency.
- subcasing — a rough casing for a doorway or window.
- subjugate — to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
- subrogate — to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
- subungual — of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.