13-letter words containing n, o, u, g
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- neurolinguist — One who studies neurolinguistics.
- neurosurgeons — Plural form of neurosurgeon.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- nitroso group — the univalent group O=N–.
- no such thing — You can say there is no such thing as something to emphasize that it does not exist or is not possible.
- nom de guerre — an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-ambiguity — doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-congruent — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- non-congruous — exhibiting harmony of parts.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-egregious — extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. Synonyms: gross, outrageous, notorious, shocking. Antonyms: tolerable, moderate, minor, unnoticeable.
- nonchurchgoer — a person who does not attend church or who attends sporadically
- nonconcurring — relating to lines that do not intersect or meet
- nonconducting — That does not conduct (electricity or heat).
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- noncontagious — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- noncontiguous — touching; in contact.
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.
- nonhomogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
- nonhomologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
- nonindigenous — Not indigenous; not native to an area.
- nonindulgence — Lack of indulgence.
- nonjudgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonlinguistic — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
- nonmeaningful — Not meaningful.
- nonmonogamous — having more than one sexual or marital partner
- nonregulation — not regulation, not conforming to accepted standards
- nonsustaining — Not sustaining; having an end.
- noogoora burr — a European cocklebur, Xanthium pungens, that is poisonous to stock
- north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
- not a sausage — nothing at all
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- novum organum — a philosophical work in Latin (1620) by Francis Bacon, presenting an inductive method for scientific and philosophical inquiry.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- numerologists — the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.
- numismatology — Numismatics.
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- oblique angle — an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.