9-letter words containing n, u, g
- bundestag — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor
- bung-hole — a hole in a cask through which it is filled.
- bungaloid — resembling a bungalow or bungalows or characterized by bungalows or structures resembling bungalows
- bunged up — congested
- bunkerage — the act of bunkering a vessel.
- bunkering — a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box: a coal bunker.
- bunny hug — a ballroom dance with syncopated rhythm, popular in America in the early 20th century
- burgeoned — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- burrawang — any of several Australian cycads of the genus Macrozamia, having an edible nut
- burrowing — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- buttering — the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
- buzzingly — in a buzzing manner
- callusing — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- capturing — Present participle of capture.
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- caucusing — Present participle of caucus.
- censuring — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- cgs units — a metric system of units based on the centimetre, gram, and second. For scientific and technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
- changchou — Changzhou
- changchun — a city in NE China, capital of Jilin province: as Hsinking, capital of the Japanese state of Manchukuo (1932–45). Pop: 3 092 000 (2005 est)
- change up — When you change up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- change-up — a temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity: Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- changeups — Plural form of changeup.
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- cheruping — Present participle of cherup.
- ching-t'u — Pure Land.
- chorusing — Present participle of chorus.
- chu kiang — Zhu Jiang.
- chuckling — Present participle of chuckle.
- chungking — Chongqing
- churching — the act of bringing someone, esp a woman after childbirth, to church for special ceremonies
- churnings — Plural form of churning.
- cingulate — Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
- clangours — Plural form of clangour.
- clutching — to hatch (chickens).
- coagulant — a substance that aids or produces coagulation
- cohousing — a type of housing with some shared facilities
- colluding — to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
- colouring — The colouring of something is the colour or colours that it is.
- communing — to partake of the Eucharist.
- commuting — the activity of travelling some distance to work every day by car, bus, or train
- computing — Computing is the activity of using a computer and writing programs for it.
- conducing — Present participle of conduce.
- configure — If you configure a piece of computer equipment, you set it up so that it is ready for use.
- confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- confuting — Present participle of confute.
- congruent — If one thing is congruent with another thing, they are similar or fit together well.
- congruity — the condition or fact of being congruous or congruent
- congruous — corresponding or agreeing