9-letter words containing g, s, u
- fireplugs — Plural form of fireplug.
- fish glue — a type of glue made by prolonged boiling of the connective tissue of fish
- fishguard — a port and resort in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: ferry connections to Cork and Rosslare. Pop: 3193 (2001)
- fissuring — Present participle of fissure.
- flag smut — a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the affected leaves and stems, which later dry up and become shredded, caused by several smut fungi of the genus Urocystis.
- flagitous — (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- flash gun — a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
- flashguns — Plural form of flashgun.
- flensburg — a port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein: taken from Denmark by Prussia in 1864; voted to remain German in 1920. Pop: 85 300 (2003 est)
- focusings — Plural form of focusing.
- focussing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- frugalist — A person who acts frugally.
- fugacious — fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
- fugginess — the state or condition of being fuggy
- fugitives — Plural form of fugitive.
- fulgorous — brilliant; dazzling
- fulgurous — characteristic of or resembling lightning: the fulgurous cracking of a whip.
- fumblings — Plural form of fumbling.
- fumigants — Plural form of fumigant.
- fungibles — Plural form of fungible.
- fungistat — a fungistatic substance or preparation.
- fungosity — the condition of being fungous.
- furloughs — Plural form of furlough.
- fuselages — Plural form of fuselage.
- fustigate — to cudgel; beat; punish severely.
- fustilugs — a fat, gross, or frowzy person, esp a woman
- gadabouts — Plural form of gadabout.
- galesburg — a city in NW Illinois.
- gallienus — (Publius Licinius Egnatius) died a.d. 268, emperor of Rome 253–268 (son of Valerian).
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- garrulous — excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.
- gas gauge — an instrument used to indicate the level of petrol contained in a fuel tank, esp in a motor vehicle
- gaspergou — freshwater drum.
- gastraeum — the underside of the body, especially of a bird
- gastrique — A syrupy reduction of vinegar (or wine) and sugar.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- gastrular — Of or pertaining to a gastrula.
- gastrulas — Plural form of gastrula.
- gatehouse — a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
- gauchesco — of or relating to gauchos
- gaudeamus — a university students' gathering or merry-making
- gaudiness — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
- gauntlets — Plural form of gauntlet.
- gauntness — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- gauss law — the principle that the total electric flux of a closed surface in an electric field is equal to 4π times the electric charge inside the surface.
- gauziness — The quality of being gauzy.
- gelsemium — the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- germanous — containing bivalent germanium.
- gesturing — Present participle of gesture.