13-letter words containing g, e, n, o, u
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- multiregional — of, relating to or involving several regions
- muzzleloading — Of a gun, having ammunition loaded from the front of the barrel where it will exit.
- native tongue — first language
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- neurolinguist — One who studies neurolinguistics.
- neurosurgeons — Plural form of neurosurgeon.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- nom de guerre — an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-congruent — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-egregious — extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. Synonyms: gross, outrageous, notorious, shocking. Antonyms: tolerable, moderate, minor, unnoticeable.
- nonchurchgoer — a person who does not attend church or who attends sporadically
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.
- nonhomogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
- nonindigenous — Not indigenous; not native to an area.
- nonindulgence — Lack of indulgence.
- nonjudgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonmeaningful — Not meaningful.
- nonregulation — not regulation, not conforming to accepted standards
- not a sausage — nothing at all
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- numerologists — the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- oblique angle — an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- oligofluorene — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons consisting of several fluorene units attached end-to-end.
- opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
- orange roughy — a marine food fish, Hoplosthenus atlanticus, of S Pacific waters
- orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- outgeneraling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over-trusting — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
- overencourage — to encourage too much
- overingenious — ingenious to a fault