10-letter words containing n, o, g, u, c
- construing — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- consulting — acting in an advisory capacity on professional matters
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- contiguity — the state of being contiguous; nearness or contact
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- continuing — not ended; ongoing
- contouring — Present participle of contour.
- convulsing — to shake violently; agitate.
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- coquetting — to coquet.
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- corrupting — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- cotton gum — a tall tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) with cottony leaves, found in swamps of the SE U.S.
- counseling — Counseling is advice which a therapist or other expert gives to someone about a particular problem.
- counterbug — (humour) A bug used as a relpy to refute another person's bug report, as in "counterargument".
- countering — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- croton bug — a small, winged cockroach (Blattella germanica); German cockroach
- cuckolding — Present participle of cuckold.
- curmudgeon — If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- cushioning — Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something.
- cynomolgus — a macaque native to SE Asia
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- denouncing — Present participle of denounce.
- digoneutic — producing offspring twice yearly
- duodecagon — dodecagon.
- ectogenous — growing outside the body of the host, as certain bacteria and other parasites.
- encoignure — an ornamental piece of furniture designed to fit in a corner
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- encourager — One who gives encouragement.
- encourages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encourage.
- fungitoxic — toxic to fungi.
- glauconite — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glucogenic — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- go much on — to approve of or be in agreement with (something): usually used in the negative
- gonococcus — the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causing gonorrhea.
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- ground ice — anchor ice.
- high-count — (of a woven fabric) having a relatively high number of warp and filling threads per square inch.
- ice tongue — a section of ice projecting from the base of a glacier.
- incognitum — (informal) An American mammoth whose fossilized skeleton was discovered in 1801.
- incouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of incourage.
- insourcing — The practice of using an organization’s own personnel or other resources to accomplish a task.
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- lounge car — club car.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- lunchwagon — a small bus, truck, or other vehicle outfitted for selling or for serving light meals and snacks to the public.
- macdonough — Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.