12-letter words containing m, u, r, g
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- moisturising — Present participle of moisturise.
- moisturizing — Present participle of moisturize.
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- mooring buoy — a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
- moulin rouge — a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.
- mr. nice guy — a typically pleasant, likable person who avoids causing trouble or dissension (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
- muir glacier — a glacier in SE Alaska, flowing SE from Mt. Fairweather into Glacier Bay. About 350 sq. mi. (905 sq. km).
- multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
- multiangular — having many angles; polyangular.
- multigravida — a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- munro-bagger — a person who climbs as many Munros as possible
- murrumbidgee — a river in SE Australia, flowing W through New South Wales to the Murray River. 1050 miles (1690 km) long.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- neuroimaging — (neurology) The generation of images showing brain activity (or activity in other parts of the nervous system). (from 20th c.).
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- oberammergau — a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- out-marriage — a marriage to someone outside one's ethnic group
- outmigration — to leave a region, community, etc., to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory: People are no longer out-migrating from the South in such large numbers.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- prejudgement — to judge beforehand.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pump priming — the spending of government funds in commercial enterprises, to stimulate the national economy.
- pyjama rugby — an uncomplimentary term for the Super 12 Rugby Union competition that involves teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, and which is noted for its free-flowing nature and lack of attritional play between the forwards
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quiz program — a radio or television program in which contestants compete, often for prizes, by answering questions.
- refugee camp — a camp for sheltering and protecting people who have fled from some danger or problem, esp political persecution
- regular army — the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- romp through — If you romp through something, you do it or deal with it quickly and easily.
- ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
- rummage sale — a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.
- rumor-monger — a person given to spreading rumors, often maliciously.
- running jump — a jump made after running a short distance
- running mate — a candidate for an office linked with another and more important office, as for the vice-presidency.
- running room — the space between a racer and the nearby competitors in a running race, especially enough to run and maneuver as desired.
- running time — Movies. the length or duration, usually expressed in minutes, of a feature film: The running time of the average film is 90–100 minutes.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- scribbly gum — any species of the genus Eucalyptus with smooth white bark marked with random patterns made by wood-boring insects