9-letter words containing g, u, n
- degusting — Present participle of degust.
- degutting — to remove the entrails of; disembowel; gut.
- dehulling — to remove the hulls from (beans, seeds, etc.); hull.
- delousing — Present participle of delouse.
- delundung — a spotted carnivorous mammal, Prionodon gracilis, native to East India and similar to the civet
- demurring — Present participle of demur.
- depluming — Present participle of deplume.
- depulping — Also called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue that communicate with their respective vascular, lymph, and nerve systems.
- designful — full of design or intention
- detouring — Present participle of detour.
- detruding — Present participle of detrude.
- devaluing — to deprive of value; reduce the value of.
- devouring — Present participle of devour.
- diffusing — Present participle of diffuse.
- disputing — to engage in argument or debate.
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
- divulging — Present participle of divulge.
- dominguin — Luis Miguel [lwees mee-gel] /lwis miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), (Luis Miguel González Lucas) 1926–1996, Spanish bullfighter.
- dong quai — an aromatic herb, Angelica sinensis, of the parsley family, native to China and Japan, used to treat menopausal symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and menstrual irregularity.
- doughnuts — Plural form of doughnut.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- drag hunt — drag (def 27c).
- draghound — a hound for use in following a hunting drag, specifically bred for speed and stamina rather than subtlety of sense of smell.
- dragqueen — Alternative form of drag queen.
- drainplug — A plug for a drain.
- drubbings — Plural form of drubbing.
- drying up — When you do the drying up, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.
- ducklings — Plural form of duckling.
- dumplings — Plural form of dumpling.
- dung heap — a heap of dung
- dungannon — a district of S Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 48 695 (2003 est). Area: 783 sq km (302 sq miles)
- dungareed — wearing dungarees
- dungarees — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
- dungeness — a low shingle headland on the S coast of England, in Kent: two nuclear power stations: automatic lighthouse
- dungeoner — a thing which or a jailer who confines in, or as if in, a dungeon
- dunghills — Plural form of dunghill.
- dunnaging — baggage or personal effects.
- duplexing — duplex apartment.
- dustywing — any of the rare, minute neuropterous insects of the family Coniopterygidae, characterized by a white, powdery body and wing cover, large eyes, long and slender antennae, and chewing mouthparts.
- dzungaria — a region in N Sinkiang, China: a Mongol kingdom during the 11th to 14th centuries.
- edinburgh — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- educating — Present participle of educate.
- effulgent — shining forth brilliantly; radiant.
- egg-bound — describing egg-bearing animals and birds that have difficulty passing their eggs
- ehrenburg — Ilya Grigorievich (iljˈja ɡriˈɡɔrjɪvitʃ). 1891–1967, Soviet novelist and journalist. His novel The Thaw (1954) was the first published in the Soviet Union to deal with repression under Stalin
- emulating — Present participle of emulate.
- emulgence — the act of draining
- encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- endungeon — to put in a dungeon
- energumen — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.