12-letter words containing n, a, u, g, h
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pudding-head — a stupid person
- punching bag — an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- running hand — script or calligraphy characterized by uniformly slanted letters that are written quickly and connected by long, continuous strokes of the pen.
- running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- shijiazhuang — a province in NE China. 81,479 sq. mi. (211,031 sq. km). Capital: Shijiazhuang.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- stag hunting — the act of hunting or chasing and killing stags
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unchallenged — a euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb): physically challenged.
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchangingly — without changing; in an unchanging manner
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- unhesitating — without hesitation; not delayed by uncertainty: an unhesitating decision.
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- younger hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the dealer
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain
- zhang zuolin — Chang Tso-lin.