7-letter words containing g, u, n
- houngan — a voodoo priest
- housing — a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
- houting — a European whitefish, Coregonus oxyrhynchus, that lives in salt water but spawns in freshwater lakes: a valued food fish
- hubbing — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- huffing — a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
- hugging — Present participle of hug.
- huggins — Charles Brenton [bren-tn] /ˈbrɛn tn/ (Show IPA), 1901–97, U.S. surgeon and medical researcher, born in Canada: Nobel Prize 1966.
- hulking — heavy and clumsy; bulky.
- hulling — the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- humming — making a droning sound; buzzing.
- humogen — a plant fertilizer
- humping — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- hung up — Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
- hung-up — beset with psychological problems.
- hung-wu — (Chu Yüan-chang) 1328–98, emperor of China 1368–98: founder of the Ming dynasty.
- hungary — a republic in central Europe. 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Capital: Budapest.
- hungnam — a seaport in W North Korea.
- hunting — an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- hurling — a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- hurting — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- hushing — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- husking — the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
- husting — A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
- hutongs — Plural form of hutong.
- hutting — a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- huygens — Christian [kris-chuh n;; Dutch kris-tee-ahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Dutch ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1629–95, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.
- hyginus — Saint, died a.d. 140, pope 136–140.
- igneous — Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- iguanas — Plural form of iguana.
- iguanid — any of numerous lizards of the family Iguanidae, of the New World, Madagascar, and several islands of the South Pacific, comprising terrestrial, semiaquatic, and arboreal species typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright throat patch, including the anoles, collared lizards, earless lizards, horned lizards, and iguanas.
- imbuing — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- impugns — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- induing — Present participle of indue.
- indulge — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- ingenue — the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
- ingenui — (legal) In civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.
- ingroup — (systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
- ingulfs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingulf.
- inuring — to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- issuing — the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- jet gun — a small, pressurized device that injects a drug at sufficient velocity to penetrate the skin, used especially for immunizations.
- jiangsu — a maritime province in E China. 40,927 sq. mi. (106,001 sq. km). Capital: Nanjing.
- jiulong — Kowloon.
- judging — a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
- jugging — a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.
- juggins — a simpleton.
- juglans — The walnut and similar trees of the genus Juglans.
- juicing — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
- jumping — (colloquial) excellent, very fun.
- junebug — Also called May beetle. any of several large, brown beetles of the genus Phyllophaga, of the scarab family, appearing in late spring and early summer.