10-letter words containing g, u, r, d
- disfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfigure.
- disgruntle — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disrupting — Present participle of disrupt.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- dog tucker — the meat of a sheep killed on a farm and used as dog food
- dough bird — the Eskimo curlew.
- drag queen — Slang. a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public.
- draguignan — a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- dramaturge — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- dramaturgy — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- draughtier — Comparative form of draughty.
- draughting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- dressguard — an attachment for a wheel or cycle that prevents damage or the dirtying of clothes
- drudgeries — Plural form of drudgery.
- drudgerous — Of or pertaining to drudgery; tedious, menial and exhausting.
- drudgework — work that is menial and tedious and therefore distasteful; drudgery.
- drudgingly — a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
- drug baron — the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs
- drug habit — addiction to recreational drugs
- drug squad — a police unit dedicated to the investigation of drugs offences
- drug store — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- drug-taker — someone who takes illegal drugs
- druggist's — a shop where medicines and prescription drugs are sold
- drugpusher — a person who sells illicit drugs.
- drugs raid — a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry, with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
- drugs ring — an organized group of people involved in drug dealing
- drugs test — a check for the presence of banned substances in someone's blood or urine
- drugstores — Plural form of drugstore.
- druidology — the study of the religion, customs, and practices of the Druids.
- drying-out — the process of detoxifying an alcoholic patient: Drying-out takes time.
- duisenberg — Willem Frederik, known as Wim. 1935–2005, Dutch economist; president of the European Central Bank (1998–2003)
- dune grass — a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.
- durga puja — Dasehra.
- eglandular — having no glands
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- enduringly — In an enduring manner or fashion; such as to endure.
- everduring — (obsolete) everlasting.
- expurgated — Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
- face guard — a guard used to protect a player's face
- fairground — Often, fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.
- figurehead — a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads.
- fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
- food group — any of the categories into which different foods may be placed according to the type of nourishment they supply, such as carbohydrates or proteins
- footguards — foot soldiers with ceremonial duties
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- forejudged — Simple past tense and past participle of forejudge.
- foundering — (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.