11-letter words containing g, u, t, s, e, r
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- hucksterage — the business of a huckster; peddling
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- inaugurates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inaugurate.
- insurgently — In an insurgent manner.
- juggernauts — Plural form of juggernaut.
- kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
- legislature — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- magisterium — the authority and power of the church to teach religious truth.
- marguerites — Plural form of marguerite.
- misery guts — if you describe someone as a misery guts, you mean they are miserable when they could or should be happy
- misregulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- munsterberg — Hugo [hyoo-goh;; German hoo-goh] /ˈhyu goʊ;; German ˈhu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1916, German psychologist and philosopher in the U.S.
- neurologist — a physician specializing in neurology.
- night nurse — a nurse whose duty is to look after a patient or patients during the night
- nitrogenous — containing nitrogen.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
- pietersburg — capital of Northern Transvaal province, South Africa: pop. 26,000
- prestigious — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- resultingly — as a result.
- retroussage — the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- rogue state — When politicians or journalists talk about a rogue state, they mean a country that they regard as a threat to their own country's security, for example because it supports terrorism.
- scatter rug — a small rug, placed on the floor in front of a chair, under a table, etc.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- see through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- shutter-bug — an amateur photographer, especially one who is greatly devoted to the hobby.
- slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
- southbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- stagestruck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- staggerbush — an ericaceous deciduous shrub, Lyonia mariana, of E North America, having white or pinkish flowers: it is poisonous to livestock
- steamer rug — a coarse, heavy lap robe used by ship passengers sitting in deck chairs.
- stegosaurus — any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of large ornithischian dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic having a small head and heavy bony plates with sharp spikes down the backbone
- stoneground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- storm surge — an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone.
- stourbridge — an industrial town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 480 (2001)
- strangulate — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- street luge — the sport of racing down a paved incline on a wheeled sled, in a supine position.
- strengthful — full of strength, strong
- struggle on — If you struggle on, you continue doing something rather than stopping, even though it is difficult.
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subirrigate — to irrigate beneath the surface of the ground, as with water passing through a system of underground porous pipes or transmitted through the subsoil from ditches, etc.