14-letter words containing h, u, g, o
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- twilight hours — the period in which there occurs soft diffused light due to the sun being just below the horizon, esp following sunset
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- unthoughtfully — not thoughtfully; in an unthoughtful manner; thoughtlessly
- up to high doh — extremely excited or keyed up
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- visiting hours — hospital, prison: period when visits are permitted
- wellingborough — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire. Pop: 46 959 (2001)
- whistling buoy — a buoy having a whistle operated by air trapped and compressed in an open-bottomed chamber by the rising and falling water level caused by natural wave action.
- whole language — a method of teaching reading in which reading is combined with listening, speaking, and writing practice, and literature is used to decode words in context. Compare phonics (def 1).
- whooping cough — an infectious disease of the respiratory mucous membrane, caused by Bordetella pertussis, characterized by a series of short, convulsive coughs followed by a deep inspiration accompanied by a whooping sound.
- win through to — If you win through to a particular position or stage of a competition, you achieve it after a great effort or by defeating opponents.
- winnipeg couch — a couch with no arms or back, opening out into a double bed
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.