10-letter words containing a, y, u
- graduality — The state or degree of being gradual.
- grand jury — a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial.
- granularly — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- gratefully — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- gray trout — a common weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, inhabiting Atlantic and Gulf coastal waters of the U.S.
- guard duty — a military assignment involving watching over or protecting a person or place or supervising prisoners.
- gunnysacks — Plural form of gunnysack.
- gutturally — In a harsh or throaty manner.
- guy friday — a man who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.
- gymnasiums — Plural form of gymnasium.
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- habitually — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- halfhourly — half-hour (def 3).
- happy dust — cocaine.
- happy hour — a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks: happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
- happy-dust — cocaine.
- hastefully — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
- hauntingly — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- heartfully — In a heartful manner.
- heavy-duty — providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.: heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- honourably — (British) In a honourable manner.
- hu yaobang — 1915–89, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1981–87.
- hudson bay — a large inland sea in N Canada. 850 miles (1370 km) long; 600 miles (965 km) wide; 400,000 sq. mi. (1,036,000 sq. km).
- human body — the physical structure and material substance of a human being, consisting of many billions of cells as well as components outside of the cells: The average adult human body is 50–65% water.
- hyacinthus — a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydragogue — causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.
- hydraulics — the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.
- hyoscyamus — the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hyperacute — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.
- hypogeusia — a disease characterized by a decreased ability to taste and, sometimes, to smell: associated with a zinc deficiency
- hypozeugma — the use of a succession of subjects with a single predicate.
- illuminary — Illuminative.
- immaculacy — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- immaturely — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- immaturity — a state or condition of being immature: the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology.
- in a hurry — rushing
- in summary — to sum up, to conclude
- inaccuracy — something inaccurate; error.
- inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
- inarguably — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- incubatory — the act or process of incubating.
- inculpably — In an inculpable way; blamelessly.
- inequality — social or economic disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor; widening income inequality in America. unequal opportunity or treatment resulting from this disparity: inequality in healthcare and education.
- infamously — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.