9-letter words containing g, u, n
- unveiling — a ceremony in which a statue or monument is presented or displayed for the first time by removing its covering.
- unwasting — not wasting; not diminishing or decaying
- unwearing — gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
- unweaving — to undo, take apart, or separate (something woven); unravel.
- unweighed — not weighed, as for poundage.
- unwhining — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- unwilling — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- unwincing — that does not wince; unflinching; fearless.
- unwinking — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- unwitting — inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
- unwrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- upburning — burning upwards
- upcycling — to process (used goods or waste material) so as to produce something that is often better than the original: I upcycled a stained tablecloth into curtains.
- uplifting — inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation, etc.: an uplifting sermon.
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- upsetting — overturned: an upset milk pail.
- upsitting — an act of sitting up, esp after childbirth or after illness
- upstaging — on or toward the back of the stage.
- uptitling — the practice of conferring grandiose job titles to employees performing relatively menial jobs
- upwelling — an act or instance of welling up: an upwelling of public support; an upwelling of emotion in his voice.
- uranology — uranography.
- urgencies — urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
- urogenous — secreting or producing urine.
- urolagnia — a sexual activity involving arousal from urine and urination
- uruguayan — a republic in SE South America. 72,172 sq. mi. (186,925 sq. km). Capital: Montevideo.
- utilising — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- utilizing — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- utterings — the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud.
- vacuuming — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- vagueness — (of persons) not clear or definite in thought, understanding, or expression: vague about his motives; a vague person.
- valuating — to set a value on; appraise.
- venturing — an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- venusberg — a mountain in central Germany in the caverns of which, according to medieval legend, Venus held court.
- vin rouge — red wine.
- virginium — (formerly) francium. Symbol: Vi.
- vulgarian — a vulgar person, especially one whose vulgarity is the more conspicuous because of wealth, prominence, or pretensions to good breeding.
- wall-hung — designed to be hung from or attached to a wall: a wall-hung medicine cabinet for the bathroom.
- water gun — water pistol.
- well hung — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- well-hung — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- well-sung — a simple past tense and past participle of sing.
- wring out — twist until dry
- wrong 'un — a dishonest or unscrupulous person
- wuthering — (of wind) to blow fiercely.
- xenagogue — A guide.
- xuan zang — 602–664 ad, Chinese Buddhist monk, who travelled to India to study the Buddhist scriptures, many of which he translated into Chinese: noted also for his account of his travels
- xuan zong — 685–762 ad, Chinese emperor (712–56) of the Tang dynasty
- young gun — You can use young guns to talk about people, especially young men, who have lots of energy and talent, and are becoming very successful.
- young man — a male in early manhood.
- young one — a child or offspring: They have five young ones and another on the way.