6-letter words containing g, u, a
- iguacu — a river in S Brazil, flowing W to the Paraná River on the Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil border: noted for its falls. 745 miles (1199 km) long.
- iguana — a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- iguazu — a river in S Brazil, flowing W to the Paraná River on the Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil border: noted for its falls. 745 miles (1199 km) long.
- itagui — a city in W central Colombia.
- jaguar — a large spotted feline, Panthera onca, of tropical America, having a tawny coat with black rosettes: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- jugate — Botany. having the leaflets in pairs, as a pinnate leaf.
- kaluga — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Moscow.
- kiaugh — trouble or worry.
- kodagu — a former province in SW India; now part of Karnataka state. 1593 sq. mi. (4126 sq. km).
- kurgan — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains.
- laguna — a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- lagune — lagoon (def 2).
- langue — the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- langur — any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- lanugo — a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- laughs — Plural form of laugh.
- laught — (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of laugh.
- laughy — tending to laugh a lot or to make people laugh a lot
- league — a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
- leguia — Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- lengua — a member of a group of Indian peoples living in the Gran Chaco area of Paraguay.
- ligula — Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- lingua — the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- lugano — a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Lugano: a financial centre and tourist resort. Pop: 26 560 (2000)
- lungan — longan.
- magnum — a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- magnus — the Great Year: a cycle of years, usually a thousand, that begins with a Golden Age, steadily deteriorates, and ends with a universal catastrophe, either a fire or a flood.
- maguey — any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, especially the cantala, A. cantala.
- mauger — in spite of; notwithstanding.
- maugre — in spite of; notwithstanding.
- maungy — (esp of a child) sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish
- mugabe — Robert (Gabriel) born 1924, Zimbabwean political leader: prime minister 1980–87; president since 1987.
- mughal — any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. See also Great Mogul.
- mugham — A folk musical composition of Azerbaijan in a complex form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation.
- mulgas — Plural form of mulga.
- mungas — Plural form of munga.
- murage — a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
- musang — A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant.
- muztag — a mountain in W China, in the Kunlun Range. 23,891 feet (7287 meters).
- nagpur — a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
- nagual — a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.
- naguib — Mohammed, 1901–1984, Egyptian general and political leader: premier 1952–54; president 1953–54.
- naught — nothing.
- ngadju — a member of any of several Dayak tribes of southern Borneo.
- nogaku — Nō.
- nougat — a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- nuggar — a sailing boat used to carry cargo on the Nile
- nutbag — (informal) An odd, eccentric or insane person.
- oughta — (colloquial, or, dialectical) Ought to.
- outage — an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.