11-letter words containing d, r, a, u, g
- douglas fir — a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- drag out of — to obtain or extract (a confession, statement, etc), esp by force
- dramaturges — Plural form of dramaturge.
- dramaturgic — Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
- draughtiest — Superlative form of draughty.
- draughtsman — a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- dreadnaught — a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.
- dreadnought — a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.
- drug addict — a person who is addicted to a narcotic.
- drug dealer — sb who sells illegal drugs
- drug-taking — the activity of taking illegal drugs
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- drunkalogue — an account of a person’s problems with alcohol
- dysregulate — (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
- edgar guest — Edgar A(lbert) 1881–1959, U.S. journalist and writer of verse, born in England.
- egg custard — sweet custard made with milk and egg and baked
- fairgrounds — Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
- figureheads — Plural form of figurehead.
- fingerguard — something that protects the fingers
- foot guards — (in Britain) an infantry unit forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- frigidarium — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.
- fundraising — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- fur brigade — (formerly) a convoy of canoes, horses, or dog sleighs that transported furs and other goods between trading posts and towns or factories
- gain ground — profit or advantage.
- gazundering — Present participle of gazunder.
- glamourized — Simple past tense and past participle of glamourize.
- goddaughter — a female godchild.
- goes around — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- good nature — pleasant disposition; kindly nature; amiability.
- goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
- goof around — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandism — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- gradualness — The condition of being gradual.
- graduations — Plural form of graduation.
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury.
- grand mufti — a Muslim religious leader.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- green audit — the process of assessing the environmental impact of an organization, process, project, product, etc.: A green audit of your home can reveal ways in which you can reduce energy consumption.
- ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
- ground ball — a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
- ground bass — a short fundamental bass part continually repeated throughout a movement.
- ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
- ground game — game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds
- ground plan — Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
- ground wave — a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere.