12-letter words containing n, a, u, g
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- surpassingly — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- 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.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- tongue graft — whip graft.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatizing — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
- truck racing — a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- tupi-guarani — a family of Indian languages including Tupi, Guarani, lingua geral, and many others of central South America.
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- turkoman rug — any of a number of handwoven rugs produced by the Turkomans and characterized by coarse warp and filling yarn, a short, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of geometric, marine, and serpentine designs.
- turn against — become hostile to
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unaggregated — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unappetizing — appealing to or stimulating the appetite; savory.
- unaspiringly — in an unambitious or unaspiring manner
- unassignable — not able to be transferred
- unassumingly — modest; unpretentious.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- unchallenged — a euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb): physically challenged.
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.