9-letter words containing g, u, n
- qui nhong — a port in SE Vietnam, on the South China Sea. Pop: 163 385 (1992 est)
- quibbling — characterized by or consisting of quibbles; carping; niggling: quibbling debates.
- quinology — The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.
- quislings — Plural form of quisling.
- quivering — the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
- radar gun — a small, handheld Doppler radar device used to measure the speed of vehicles or other moving objects.
- rebutting — to refute by evidence or argument.
- recurring — occurring or appearing again.
- recutting — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- red angus — one of a subpopulation of Aberdeen Angus beef cattle having a reddish coat.
- reducting — to reduce.
- refulgent — shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
- reguerdon — a reward
- repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- repulsing — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- requiring — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- requiting — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- requoting — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- rerouting — a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
- rerunning — to run again.
- resulting — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- resurgent — rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent.
- ring buoy — a ring-shaped life preserver.
- ring true — sound or seem genuine
- ring-pull — A ring-pull is a metal strip that you pull off the top of a can of drink in order to open it.
- roughened — made rough
- roughhewn — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- roughneck — a rough, coarse person; a tough.
- roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- rub along — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rubbering — Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the latex or milky juice of rubber trees and plants, especially Hevea and Ficus species.
- rummaging — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- run along — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- runningly — in a running manner; rapidly
- rushingly — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
- sauvignon — a small blue-black grape grown primarily in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, in SW France, and highly prized in winemaking.
- scourging — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scourings — dirt or refuse removed by scouring.
- scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scuffling — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- scungille — the meat of a mollusc or conch, eaten as a delicacy
- scungilli — the edible part of a conch
- scurrying — to go or move quickly or in haste.
- scuttling — to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
- secluding — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- seigneury — the domain of a seigneur.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg