10-letter words containing a, s, u, g
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- bubs grade — a baby
- bunchgrass — grass that grows in tufts
- burst page — banner
- bush grass — a coarse reedlike grass, Calamagrostis epigejos, 1–11⁄2 metres (3–41⁄2 ft) high that grows on damp clay soils in Europe and temperate parts of Asia
- bushranger — an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
- bust a gut — to make an intense effort
- butane gas — a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
- calcifuges — Plural form of calcifuge.
- caliginous — dark; dim
- cane sugar — the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beet
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- caucussing — the act of holding a private, often secret meeting of members of a political party prior to an election or general party meeting
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clarksburg — a city in N West Virginia, on the Monongahela River.
- club grass — cattail.
- coagulants — Plural form of coagulant.
- coagulases — Plural form of coagulase.
- coagulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coagulate.
- coastguard — A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities.
- colleagues — an associate.
- conjugates — Plural form of conjugate.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- corrugates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate.
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- curettages — Plural form of curettage.
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- degaussing — Present participle of degauss.
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demurrages — Plural form of demurrage.
- designatum — (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
- disabusing — Present participle of disabuse.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dissuading — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disvaluing — Present participle of disvalue.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- dressguard — an attachment for a wheel or cycle that prevents damage or the dirtying of clothes
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
- drug squad — a police unit dedicated to the investigation of drugs offences
- drugs raid — a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry, with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
- dune grass — a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.
- ear fungus — a smooth, reddish-brown ear-shaped fungus, Otidia smithii, abundant in North America.