10-letter words containing e, g, u
- counterbug — (humour) A bug used as a relpy to refute another person's bug report, as in "counterargument".
- countering — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- courgettes — Plural form of courgette.
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- craigfluke — a common name for the grey sole fish Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- cudgelling — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- culvertage — the forfeiture of a person's property, thereby reducing him to the status of a villain
- cunningest — Superlative form of cunning.
- curettages — Plural form of curettage.
- curmudgeon — If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- curtseying — Present participle of curtsey.
- curvetting — Present participle of curvet.
- cybergroup — A group based in cyberspace or on the Internet.
- daguerrean — relating to Daguerre or the daguerreotype
- 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
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- de rigueur — If you say that a possession or habit is de rigueur, you mean that it is fashionable and therefore necessary for anyone who wants to avoid being considered unfashionable.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- debris bug — a bug of the family Cimicidae found where vegetable debris accumulates and feeding on small arthropods like springtails: related to the bedbugs
- decoupaged — Simple past tense and past participle of decoupage.
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- defaulting — guilty of a failure to act, esp a failure to meet a financial obligation
- defrauding — Present participle of defraud.
- defuelling — combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- degaussing — Present participle of degauss.
- degenerous — (of a person) inferior to one's ancestors
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- demagogued — Simple past tense and past participle of demagogue.
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demounting — Present participle of demount.
- demurrages — Plural form of demurrage.
- denaturing — Present participle of denature.
- denouncing — Present participle of denounce.
- denudating — Present participle of denudate.
- depucelage — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- depurating — Present participle of depurate.
- deputising — to appoint as deputy.
- deregulate — To deregulate something means to remove controls and regulations from it.
- designatum — (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
- desludging — mud, mire, or ooze; slush.
- dial gauge — measuring instrument
- digoneutic — producing offspring twice yearly
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disembogue — to discharge contents by pouring forth.
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
- disgruntle — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.