10-letter words containing g, o, u, d, a
- groundmass — the crystalline, granular, or glassy base or matrix of a porphyritic or other igneous rock, in which the more prominent crystals are embedded.
- groundsman — A male groundskeeper.
- groundward — Towards the ground.
- guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
- guardhouse — a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.
- guardrooms — Plural form of guardroom.
- guideboard — a large board or sign, usually mounted on a post, giving directions to travelers.
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- home guard — a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
- hydragogue — causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.
- iguanodons — Plural form of iguanodon.
- incouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of incourage.
- iron guard — a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic, eliminated after World War II.
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- laugh down — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- macdonough — Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.
- modulating — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- mouthguard — A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic. They may be used to protect aginst injury during sport or fighting, or may serve a medical purpose.
- nose guard — middle guard.
- noseguards — Plural form of noseguard.
- objurgated — Simple past tense and past participle of objurgate.
- on draught — Beer that is on draught is kept in and served from a barrel rather than a bottle.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- ploughhead — the draught iron of a plough
- ploughland — land that is ploughed for growing crops
- pseudimago — (of insects) a form similar to the adult, but which is not a true adult
- quadrilogy — (nonstandard) A tetralogy.
- quasi-good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- roof guard — any device for preventing snow from sliding off a sloping roof.
- sandgrouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- soundstage — a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot
- undogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- uredostage — the stage in which rust fungi develop uredospores
- wood sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 10 O 5 , the dextrorotatory form of xylose: used chiefly in dyeing and tanning.
- young lady — a young, usually unmarried woman of refinement, grace, etc.