10-letter words containing n, a, u, g
- inundating — Present participle of inundate.
- iron guard — a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic, eliminated after World War II.
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jaguarundi — a long-bodied and long-tailed tropical wildcat, Felis yagouaroundi, having a brownish-gray coat and a second color phase of reddish-brown: now reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- jaundicing — Present participle of jaundice.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- jubilating — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- juggernaut — (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
- june grass — Kentucky bluegrass.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- krugerrand — (sometimes lowercase) a one-ounce gold coin of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 25 rand: first issued in 1967.
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- kuomintang — the dominant political party of China from 1928 to 1949, founded chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and led from 1925 to 1975 by Chiang Kai-shek; the dominant party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949.
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- langoustes — Plural form of langouste.
- language h — An early business-oriented language from NCR.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- laugh down — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- laugh line — crow's-foot (def 1).
- laughingly — With amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- ligamentum — ligament.
- lin yutang — (Lin Yü-t'ang) 1895–1976, Chinese author and philologist.
- line gauge — a printer's ruler, usually marked off in points, picas, agates, and inches, and sometimes also in centimeters.
- longaevous — long-lived
- lounge bar — more elegant bar
- lounge car — club car.
- loungewear — articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home.
- lughnasadh — an ancient Celtic festival held on Aug 1. It is also celebrated by modern pagans
- lullabying — Present participle of lullaby.
- lunchwagon — a small bus, truck, or other vehicle outfitted for selling or for serving light meals and snacks to the public.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- macdonough — Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.
- machinegun — Alternative spelling of machine gun.
- maculating — Present participle of maculate.
- magnitudes — Plural form of magnitude.
- making out — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.