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10-letter words containing b, a, u, g

  • gulbenkian — Calouste Sarkis (kæˈluːst ˈsɑːkɪz). 1869–1955, British industrialist, born in Turkey. He endowed the international Gulbenkian Foundation for the advancement of the arts, science, and education
  • gum arabic — a water-soluble, gummy exudate obtained from the acacia tree, especially Acacia senegal, used as an emulsifier, an adhesive, in inks, and in pharmaceuticals.
  • gum nebula — a large, almost circular, emission nebula in the constellation Vela and Puppis. Thought to be the remains of a supernova explosion 1 million years ago, it is estimated to lie 1300 light years away
  • gun barrel — firearm: tube-shaped part
  • gun battle — a violent fight between groups of people in which guns are used
  • hamburgers — Plural form of hamburger.
  • hang about — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • harbourage — (British, nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel.
  • harbouring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
  • harrisburg — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
  • haubergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
  • hu yaobang — 1915–89, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1981–87.
  • humblebrag — a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
  • husbandage — the fees and commissions of a ship's manager.
  • husbanding — a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
  • image tube — an electron tube that receives a pattern of radiation, as infrared, ultraviolet, or x-ray, on a photosensitive surface and reproduces the pattern on a fluorescent screen.
  • impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
  • inarguable — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
  • inarguably — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
  • incubating — Present participle of incubate.
  • intubating — Present participle of intubate.
  • jubilating — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
  • jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
  • kalaburagi — a city in Karnataka state, in S central India.
  • laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
  • lounge bar — more elegant bar
  • lullabying — Present participle of lullaby.
  • luluabourg — former name of Kananga.
  • miamisburg — a town in W Ohio.
  • objurgated — Simple past tense and past participle of objurgate.
  • objurgates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of objurgate.
  • orangeburg — a city in central South Carolina.
  • outbargain — to surpass in bargaining
  • outbraving — Present participle of outbrave.
  • ploughable — able to be ploughed
  • rightabout — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
  • ruby glass — glass having a red color resulting from the addition of gold, copper, or selenium to the batch.
  • rugby head — a male follower of rugby culture
  • schaumburg — a city in NE Illinois.
  • seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
  • sharpsburg — a town in NW Maryland: nearby is the site of the Civil War battle of Antietam 1862.
  • squabbling — act of quarrelling
  • squash bug — a dark-brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves of squash, pumpkin, and other plants of the gourd family.
  • strasbourg — a department in NE France. 1848 sq. mi. (4785 sq. km). Capital: Strasbourg.
  • strassburg — a city in NE France, on the Rhine: the chief French inland port; under German rule (1870–1918); university (1567); seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Pop: 264 115 (1999)
  • subangular — fairly angular
  • subaverage — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
  • subglacial — beneath a glacier: a subglacial stream.
  • subglossal — of or relating to the tongue.
  • subglottal — of or relating to the glottis.
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