12-letter words containing c, h, u, g
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- gut-churning — nerve-wracking
- gutta-percha — the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- high country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hunger march — a procession of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- kanchenjunga — a mountain in S Asia, between NE India and Nepal, in the E Himalayas: third highest in the world. 28,169 feet (8586 meters).
- kinchinjunga — Kanchenjunga.
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- megachurches — Plural form of megachurch.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nothing much — not a lot
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- punching bag — an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rough collie — a breed of long-haired collie with a coarse black-and-white or black, tan, and white coat, thicker around its neck and shoulders.
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- sarcophagous — carnivorous.
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schizogonous — pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.
- scutch grass — Bermuda grass.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
- supercharger — a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.
- thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch ground — (of a ship) to strike the sea bed
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.