6-letter words containing n, u, g
- guinea — a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- gulden — guilder.
- gumnut — the hardened seed container of the gum tree Eucalyptus gummifera
- gundog — Alternative spelling of gun dog.
- gungey — Alternative spelling of gungy.
- gungho — Alternative spelling of gung ho.
- gunite — a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- gunman — a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully.
- gunmen — Plural form of gunman.
- gunnar — Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
- gunned — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- gunnel — the upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel.
- gunner — a person who operates a gun or cannon.
- gunsel — a criminal armed with a gun.
- gunshy — Being afraid to use a gun.
- gunter — Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.
- guntur — a city in E Andhra Pradesh, in SE India.
- gunyah — an aboriginal hut or shelter.
- gunzip — (tool, compression) The decompression utility corresponding to gzip. In operating systems with links, gunzip is just a link to gzip and its function can be invoked by passing a "-d" flag to gzip.
- gurjun — any of several S or SE Asian dipterocarpaceous trees of the genus Dipterocarpus that yield a resin
- gurnet — Alternative form of gurnard (fish).
- gurney — a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies.
- guston — Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- guvnor — Guvnor is sometimes used to refer to or address a man who is in a position of authority over you, for example your employer or father.
- guyana — an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
- guying — Present participle of guy.
- guzman — Martín Luis [mahr-teen-lwees] /mɑrˈtin lwis/ (Show IPA), 1887–1976, Mexican novelist, journalist, and soldier.
- hangul — the Korean alphabetic writing system, introduced in the 15th century, containing 14 consonants and 11 vowels.
- hangup — Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- hognut — the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- hongwu — (Zhu Yuanzhang) Hung-wu.
- hunged — (nonstandard) Simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- hungry — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- hungus — (jargon) /huhng'g*s/ (Perhaps related to slang "humongous") Large, unwieldy, usually unmanageable. E.g. "TCP is a hungus piece of code."
- hutong — A narrow lane or alleyway in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, especially Beijing.
- iguana — a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- impugn — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- ingenu — a male ingenue
- inguen — (anatomy) The groin.
- ingulf — engulf.
- ingush — a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.
- juking — to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- junger — Ernst [urnst;; German ernst] /ɜrnst;; German ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1895–98, German author.
- jungle — a novel (1906) by Upton Sinclair.
- jungli — the inhabitants of the jungle
- jungly — resembling or suggesting a jungle.
- kurgan — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains.
- laguna — a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- lagune — lagoon (def 2).